Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha on Thursday (8 August 2019) called for an early decision by ASEAN to include Sri Lanka as an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner, in order to strengthen engagement with ASEAN and its m ...
Statements
Sri Lanka appreciates support and solidarity extended by the Commonwealth membership in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday tragedy
Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ravinatha Aryasinha at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha on Wednesday (10 July) conveyed Sri Lanka’s a ...
President calls on Asian nations not to allow outside powers to suppress power of Asia
CICA members must cooperate to face the challenge posed by terrorists and violent extremists President Maithripala Sirisena called on Asian countries not to allow outside powers to suppress the power of Asia. The ...
Speech of HE the President Maithripala Sirisena at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations held on 15 May 2019 in Bejing, China.
His Excellency Xi Jingping, President of the People’s Republic of China, His Majesty the King of Heads of State of Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen I extend my respectful thanks to P ...
Keynote Address by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister at the opening session of the 3rd meeting of the Asia Europe Political Forum (AEPF) held in Colombo on 06 April 2019
Keynote Address by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister at the opening session of the 3rd meeting of the Asia Europe Political Forum (AEPF) held in Colombo on 06 April 2019. Video Link: https://youtu.be/UkadC7 ...
Joint Press Release following the 22nd session of the European Union – Sri Lanka Joint Commission
The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka held their 22nd meeting of the Joint Commission on Thursday, 14 February 2019, in Brussels. The meeting was held in an open and constructive spirit. Developments in both the EU and i ...
Remarks by Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the ceremony to mark the 73rd United Nations Day, held at the United Nations office in Colombo on 25 October 2018
Ms. Hanaa Singer, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Representative in Sri Lanka, Staff of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka, UN Volunteers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I consider it a special honour to repre ...