Sri Lanka welcomes the initial phase of the agreement for peace in Gaza and emphasizes the critical need for comprehensive and lasting peace and stability in the region. Having experienced the profound suffering and deva ...
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Statement by Sri Lanka as the country concerned During the consideration of draft resolution HRC. 60/L.1/Rev.1 on Sri Lanka at the 60th Session of Human Rights Council 6th October 2025
Mr. President, Sri Lanka participated in discussions on this resolution in a spirit of open and constructive engagement, that we have demonstrated throughout in our interactions with this Council. We appreciate the c ...
Joint Formal Announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka / Colombo and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda/ Saint John’s on 03 October 2025 Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and Antigua and Barbuda
Upon the signing of the Agreement by H.E. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America and H.E. Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States of America on ...
Sri Lanka reaffirms its commitment to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara led the Sri Lanka delegation to the presentation of Sri Lanka’s initial Report under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons fro ...
Japan–Sri Lanka Joint Statement Tokyo, 29 September 2025
The Prime Minister of Japan, ISHIBA Shigeru met with the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Disanayaka, in Tokyo during his Official Visit to Japan from September 27 to 30, Recal ...
President Anura Kumara Disanayaka concludes visit to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York
President Anura Kumara Disanayaka concluded his three day visit to the United States to participate in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), today. The President was accompanied by Minister of F ...
Sri Lanka’s review under the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)to be held in Geneva
The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) during its 29th session will review Sri Lanka’s first periodic report on 26 September 2025 in Geneva. Sri Lanka’s Delegation to the Review will be led by the ...