Mission News

A “Pradeepanjalee” concert by Pradeep Ratnayake and his troupe held at the prestigious Musikverein concert hall in Vienna, Austria on 2nd February 2011 received standing ovation from a well attended audience of music enthusiasts.

 

Sri Lanka’s National Day, marking the 63rd anniversary of the country’s independence from foreign colonial domination was celebrated at a simple but impressive ceremony at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil on 04th February 2011.

 

The Sri Lanka High Commission in London celebrated the 63rd National Day on 04 February 2011  morning at the High Commission premises with the participation of Sri Lankans living in the UK representing Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Muslim faiths.

 

The National Day of Sri Lanka was celebrated on 4th February at the Embassy of premises in Beijing with the participation of Sri Lankans and Chinese well wishers.   A live telecast of HE the President’s address to the nation from Kataragama was brought to the audience as a special feature of the event in Beijing through inter-net facilities taking advantage of the two and a half hour time difference between Beijing and Sri Lanka. 

The Sri Lanka Consulate General in Mumbai represented Sri Lanka for the first time at the Expo 2011, held on the sidelines of the Second Global Economic Summit 2011, at the World Centre in Mumbai from 27 - 29 January, 2011.
 
The Expo 2011 was organized by the All India Association of Industries with the support of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of India and the Government of Maharashtra.