Mr. Chair Distinguished delegates, Allow me at the outset to thank Hon. Gen Odongo Jeje Abubakhar, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda and the Chair of the NAM Ministerial Meeting on Palestine for i ...
Minister's Statements
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry addresses the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry stated that it is essential to ensure that the Non Aligned Movement continues to play a significant role in multilateralism, particularly on issues of importance to the global South, when add ...
Human Rights Day Message
Today we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Sri Lanka considers this milestone as an opportune occasion to reaffirm the intrinsic value of human rights for all, as enshr ...
Welcome Statement- M.U.M Ali Sabry PC, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka 23rd Meeting of the IORA Council of Ministers, Colombo
Your Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, State Ministers, Heads of Delegations, the Secretary General of IORA, distinguished invitees, friends, ladies & gentlemen Ayubowan and good morning to all of you. It is my ...
Statement by Hon. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ministerial Meeting of the Summit of the Future 21 September 2023
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, The Summit of the Future has been widely tagged as “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” for Member States. We agree. It would indeed be the best forum to revie ...
47th Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 “A path for the reform of the international financial architecture: towards a new and inclusive global economic order” Statement by Hon Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs 22 September 2023
Hon Chairperson, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, As a founding member of the Group of 77, Sri Lanka is pleased to speak at this annual forum of Foreign Ministers. At the outset let me felicitate the Foreign Min ...
Statement by the Foreign Minister at the Press Briefing on the Art. XIV Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the CTBT, New York, 21 September 2023
Good afternoon to all, I am pleased to take part in today's Press Briefing on the eve of the Article XIV Conference of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) as a representative of a country that ratified the ...