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 ...
Media Statements
Media Release – Situation in the Middle East
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in the Middle East. The safety and well-being of approximately one million Sri Lankan nat ...
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 ...
Statement on Situation in Venezuela
The Government of Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the recent developments in Venezuela and is closely monitoring the situation. Sri Lanka emphasizes the need to respect principles of international law and the UN Cha ...
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 ...
Joint Media Release EU- Sri Lanka: 8th Meeting of Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights takes place in Colombo
The eighth meeting of the Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights under the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held in Colombo on 5 May. The Working Group discussed a range of matters of mutual inter ...
Joint Statement between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the State Visit of H.E. Anura Kumara Disanayaka, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 4th – 6th May, 2025
At the invitation of His Excellency Luong Cuong, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, His Excellency Anura Kumara Disanayaka, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka paid a State Visit ...
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