Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage, delivering the country statement virtually at the Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Conference of Interaction and Confidence Building Measures ...
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Opening Remarks by Admiral Professor Jayanath Colombage, Foreign Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the IORA Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18th March 2021
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, Hannah Singer, the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Colombo Dr. Gatot H. Gunawan, Acting Secretary General of IORA, Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, ...
Media Statement of the Foreign Ministry-16 March 2021
Recent media reports have highlighted statements made in regard to a proposal to ban the wearing of the burqa and niqab in Sri Lanka. Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage has said that a decision has not b ...
Foreign Secretary Colombage interviewed on ‘Talk to Al Jazeera’
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage appeared in a special interview on “Talk to Al Jazeera” today, 6 March 2021. The interview may be viewed at the following link: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/tal ...
Interview of the Foreign Secretary on ´Pathikada’ telecast on Newsfirst Sri Lanka on 05 February 2021.
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage was interviewed on ‘Pathikada’ telecast on Newsfirst Sri Lanka on 05 February 2021. He talked of the upcoming 46th Session of the UNHRC, COVID19SL response and the i ...
Foreign Secretary speaks on Sri Lanka’s foreign relations
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage joined a discussion on News 1st NEWSLINE with Faraz Shauketaly on 25 January 2021 to discuss SriLanka’s foreign relations. The interview may be viewed at: https:/ ...
Foreign Secretary Colombage speaks of the repatriation process and the revival of tourism
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage was interviewed on Sirasa TV1 on 05 January 2021 where he explained about the repatriation process of Sri Lankan’s overseas and the revival of the tourism indu ...