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Ministry News
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism receives Recognition at BARA 2025 Awards
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism is pleased to announce that it has received the Bronze Award at the Best Annual Report and Accounts (BARA) 2025 Awards Ceremony organized by the Associati ...
EU-Sri Lanka: 27th Joint Commission Meeting takes place in Colombo
On 12 February 2026, the European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka convened the 27th Session of the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting in Colombo. The meeting, which was held in a friendly and open atmosphere, reviewed bil ...
Country Director of the Asian Development Bank Shannon Cowlin Presents Credentials to Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath
The Asian Development Bank’s new Country Director for Sri Lanka Shannon Cowlin presented credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment &Tourism Vijitha Herath on 10th February 2026 at the Ministr ...
Myanmar Donates 500 Metric Tons of Rice to Support Disaster- Affected People in Sri Lanka
A consignment of 500 Mt of rice donated by the Government of Myanmar to support communities affected by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’ was officially handed over to Sri Lanka on 09 February 2026 at the Colombo Port. The donation was ...
Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) to hold 27th Joint Commission Meeting
Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) will hold the 27th Session of the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission in Colombo on 12 February 2026. This high-level meeting will bring together senior officials from both sides to review ...
Minister Vijitha Herath meets with the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
A visiting Parliamentary delegation from the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea led by Hon. Lee Hack Young, Deputy Speaker paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism ...