His Excellency Dr. Heinz Fischer, President of the Republic of Austria, received the Letter of Credence from A.L. Abdul Azeez, Sri Lanka’s envoy in Vienna at a ceremony held at the Vienna Hofburg Palace on September 28, ...
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Education Minister Bandula Gunawardhana calls for catalytic role at UNESCO
Representative of Sri Lanka on the Executive Board and Education Minister Bandula Gunawardhana stressed the importance of UNESCO not limiting itself to a mere technical assistance provider but to instead transform itself into a catalytic institution which would be able to facilitate the sharing of best practices of member states, especially in the areas of disseminating digital education software with possible funding assistance for translation and printing of educational books and reading material.
Partnering with the Hub of Asia – SRI LANKA EXPO 2012
The Sri Lanka High Commission, London, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Export Development Board, Colombo, held a Business/Networking Event for British Companies on September 27, 2011 at Asia House, London, to laun ...
Sri Lankan medical team in Pakistan to support dengue control
As directed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a twelve member Sri Lankan medical team arrived in Lahore, Pakistan on September 14th to share their expertise with Pakistani authorities in treating the dengue patients and he ...
High Commissioner Chitranganee Wagiswara calls on the Canadian Foreign Minister
High Commissioner Chitranganee Wagiswara called on the Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on 14th September 2011 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As this was the first meeting the High Commissioner had with the new ...
Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe addresses the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)
The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe speaking at the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), ACT branch yesterday (5th September 2011) said that the allegations made against the ...
Ambassador Uyangoda presents Credentials
Newly appointed Ambassador to China Ranjith Uyangoda presented credentials to Chinese President Hu Jintao on 16th August 2011 at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Following the presenta ...