Sri Lanka is deeply concerned by the rapidly escalating situation in the Middle East and West Asia, which poses a direct threat to the civilian population. We are saddened by the tragic loss of civilian life and condemn ...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism Vijitha Herath Participates in the Raisina Dialogue 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath participated in the Raisina Dialogue 2026, one of the leading global forums on geopolitics and geoeconomics, held in New Delhi, India, from 5 t ...
Sri Lanka commemorates IORA Day 2026 with the launch of IORA Centre of Excellence on Ocean Sciences and Environment
Sri Lanka commemorated IORA Day 2026 on 11th March with the official launch of the IORA Centre of Excellence on Ocean Sciences and Environment. The hybrid event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Emp ...
Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen to Conduct Marine Scientific Survey jointly with Sri Lanka
On the invitation of the Government of Sri Lanka, the United Nations-flagged vessel R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka t ...
Questions addressed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Special Media Briefing held at the Presidential Secretariat on 5 March 2026 and the Answers provided by the President.
Q: An Opposition Member of Parliament has stated in the Parliament that a ship carrying three hundred children is within our territorial waters and that we are in a position to assist them. Such claims are freque ...
Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister visits Sri Lanka: bilateral ties to be further strengthened
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, undertook an official visit to Sri Lanka from 3 to 4 March 2026. The visit marked an important milestone in the bilateral relat ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath concludes official visit to Romania
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath concluded a successful two-day official visit to Romania from March 1-2, 2026. A key highlight of the visit was the signing of a Memorandum of ...