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Foreign Minister to participate in the 22nd Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) at the Commonwealth Headquarters, Marlborough House, London

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry will participate in the 22nd Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) at the Commonwealth Headquarters, Marlborough House, London on 15 March 2023. Prior to the CFAMM ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses the 19th BIMSTEC Minister’s Meeting

Minister of Foreign Affairs M.U.M. Ali Sabry addressed the 19th Minister’s Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held in virtual mode on 09 March 2023. ...

Sri Lanka Welcomes Historic UN Agreement to Protect High Seas – Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)

As an island state committed to the sustainable use of the ocean, its governance and the preservation of its biodiversity as the common heritage of mankind, Sri Lanka welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on a landmark ...

International Women’s Day 2023 Message by Secretary Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane

The women and men of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stand together on International Women’s Day 2023 to pay special tribute to the valuable professional contribution made by women diplomats past and present in serving ...

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets External Affairs Minister of India for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue, New Delhi

Foreign Affairs Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry paid an official visit to New Delhi to attend Raisina Dialogue - 2023, India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics jointly hosted by the Observer Research Fo ...

Sri Lanka’s 6th Periodic Review under the ICCPR to be held in Geneva

Sri Lanka’s 6th Periodic Review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) will be held on 8 and 9 March 2023 in Geneva. It is recalled that Sri Lanka acceded to the ICCPR on 11 June 1980. Cu ...

Foreign Ministry Business Forum to accelerate the Sri Lanka-Africa Partnership

As part of the Ministry’s Economic Diplomacy initiative, a Business Forum to expand and intensify Sri Lanka’s presence in the African continent was held at the Foreign Ministry this afternoon under the patronage of For ...