The newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung called on Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris today, 9 March 2022 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo. Minister Peiris extended a warm welcome to ...
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Overwhelming support for Sri Lanka at the Interactive Dialogue at the Human Rights Council
At the Interactive Dialogue on the written update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka, which concluded on 7 March 2022, Sri Lanka received overwhelming support from countries of the Global South who ex ...
Interactive dialogue on the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka Statement by Hon. Prof. G.L. Peiris Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka (Geneva, 04 March 2022)
Mr. President, The Resolution 46/1 on Sri Lanka was adopted by a divided vote in this Council. Sri Lanka and other Member States opposed this resolution in fundamental disagreement with its deeply flawed procedure and u ...
Advisory to Sri Lankan Students in Belarus
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow which is concurrently accredited to Belarus, continues to monitor the situation in Belarus in the context of recent developments in Uk ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. Peiris holds multiple meetings on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council in Geneva
Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held meetings with Permanent Representatives of the United States of America, Bathsheba Nell Crocker, the United Kingdom, Simon Manley, Iran, Esmaeil Bghaei Hamaneh and the De ...
Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris meets with President of the Human Rights Council and Permanent Representative of Argentina
Foreign Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held a meeting with President of the Human Rights Council and Permanent Representative of Argentina, Federico Villegas at the Palais des Nations and discussed a range of issue ...
Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris held wide ranging discussions with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet at her office in the Palaise des Nations in Geneva. He was ...