Foreign Minister Mangala Samaweera will travel to Geneva to attend the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to be held on 2nd March 2015. Over 65 Foreign Ministers from around the world will participate in this year's High-Level Segment.
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Sri Lanka condemns the brutal Killing of 21 Egyptians in Libya
The Government of Sri Lanka vehemently condemns the gruesome killing of twenty one Coptic Christian Egyptians by the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Libya last Sunday, 15th February 2015.
Media Statement on Foreign Minister’s Official Visit to China
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Mangala Samaraweera will undertake an official visit to China on 27-28 February 2015, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi. Ministry of F ...
Foreign Minister Samaraweera concludes successful visit to the US capital
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera visited Washington DC from 11-12 February. The visit which was his first to the US capital since assuming office as the Minister of Foreign Affairs followed the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal to Colombo on 2-3 February and coincided with the completion of 30 days in office of the new Government in Sri Lanka.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 13th February 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. ...
Foreign Minister Samaraweera underscores the importance of shared common values and ideals between SL and US
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mangala Samaraweera, addressing the National Press Club in Washington DC yesterday, highlighted the fact that Sri Lanka and the United States are two countries that shared “common values and ideals based on a commitment to democratic principles and governance.” The Minister pointed out that people to people contact between the two countries pre-dated diplomatic relations in 1948 by 150 years.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera meets US Secretary of State John Kerry
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera held official talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC on Thursday 12 February 2015.
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