
Sri Lanka was awarded the prestigious “Most Potential Outbound Tourist Destination Award” at the Jinhua Travel New Model Awards Ceremony organized by the Beijing Times on 27 February 2013 in Beijing.

Sri Lanka was awarded the prestigious “Most Potential Outbound Tourist Destination Award” at the Jinhua Travel New Model Awards Ceremony organized by the Beijing Times on 27 February 2013 in Beijing.
In December, 2012 lives of thousands of Filipino people living in Compostela Valley in Davao province in the Philippines were severely disrupted by typhoon “Bhopa” which claimed several hundreds of lives and destroyed ...
A large presence of 33 Sri Lankan companies participated at the Gulf Food 2013 in Dubai displaying food and beverage products such as tea, spices, processed food, soft drink, biscuits, virgin coconut oil, dried fruits, ...
The High Commission of Sri Lanka, Islamabad participated at the three day exhibition titled “South Asian Convention and Exhibition on Handicrafts Alleviating Poverty through Skill Development” organized by Pakistan Indu ...

(L-R- Alan Donnelly, Executive Chairman Sovereign Strategy, Ambassador P.M.Amza, MEP, Robert Sturdy, Vice Chair of International Trade Committee of European Parliament, Dilipan Tyagarajah, Chairman European Chambers of Commerce, Sri Lanka)
Business Leaders from across Europe joined in Brussels recently by a delegation of top businessmen from Sri Lanka for the launch of the EU - Sri Lanka Business Council (EUSLBC).

During the second week of February 2013 several promotional events were held in India with a view to attracting investments and tourists to Sri Lanka. The High Commission actively supported and assisted in these events organized by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Colombo Stock Exchange, respectively.
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Guatemala established formal Diplomatic Relations on 26th February, 2013. His Excellency Dr. Palitha Kohona, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and His Excellency Mr. Gert Rosenthal the Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations signed the Joint Communique on behalf of their respective Governments.