Let me at the outset, extend my warm congratulation to the Sri Lanka Army which has conceptualized and organized this annual Colombo Defence Seminar for the 9th consecutive year. This Seminar has become an internationall ...
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Foreign Secretary Aryasinha calls for early inclusion of Sri Lanka as an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Remarks by Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Launch of the Online Training Module on Combating Trafficking in Persons – 09 October 2018, Bandaranaike Diplomatic Training Institute
His Excellency Bryce Hutchesson High Commissioner of Australia, Mrs. W.M.M.R. Adikari Secretary to the Ministry of Justice & Prison Reforms, and Chair of the National Task Force against Human ...
Valedictory Statement delivered by Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Colombo Defence Seminar- 2018 on 31 August 2018
"Security in an Era of Global Disruptions" Distinguished Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen, I take the floor at the end of two days of very serious deliberations on an interesting and extremely relevant and timely topic ...