Mr. President, Madam Acting High Commissioner, Excellencies, At the outset, on behalf of our Government, I reiterate our unwavering commitment towards advancing, securing and protecting the human rights of our p ...
Minister's Statements
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka at the 50th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 13 June 2022
Mr. President, Sri Lanka has regularly shared our progress and challenges in an open exchange with this Council and other organs of the United Nations. It is in this spirit of transparency, candour and openness that I ...
49th session of the Human Rights Council High Level Segment Statement by Hon. Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
Mr. President, Sri Lanka is an active participant in the multilateral framework to realize the promotion and protection of human rights. Fundamental rights are embodied in our Constitution, progressively advanced thr ...
65th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and Russia in 2022
Felicitation message of H.E the President of Sri Lanka Annex 1 Felicitation message of H.E the President of Russia along with the English translation Annex 3 Felicitation message of Hon. F ...
Speech for Hon. Foreign Minister (Head of Delegation) 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 7-8 December, 2021. Session I: Sustaining Peace
H.E. Chung Eui-yong, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to H.E. Chung Eui-yong, Minister of Foreign Affair ...
Speech by the Hon. Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris in Parliament, 5 October 2021
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform this House of our efforts in the international sphere on behalf of Sri Lanka. While we, as a government, are combatting the current pandemic and dealing with the consequences of eco ...
Statement by Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Ministerial Sessions on ‘Foreign Policy and Religion’ at the G20 Interfaith Forum, Bologna, Italy
Mr. Chairman, distinguished panelists, ladies, and gentlemen. Both the Maltese Minister and the Rector in their remarks spoke of the interface between religion and foreign policy. There is clearly an interface. The Rec ...
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