Ministry News – Page 171 – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism

US Secretary of State to undertake an Official visit to Sri Lanka

The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Mr. Michael R. Pompeo will undertake an Official visit to Sri Lanka from 27 to 28 October 2020, on an invitation extended by his Sri Lankan counterpart, Foreign Min ...

Appeal on the LTTE proscription in the UK

Media Statement The Government of Sri Lanka has been made aware of the Open Judgement by the Proscribed Organizations Appeals Commission (POAC) of the United Kingdom dated 21 October 2020. The decision of the POAC aris ...

Temporary Suspension of Consular Services at the Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry until further notice, to restrict the congregation of the general public and thereby to prevent the spread ...

Foreign Ministry successfully conducts an Orientation Programme for the Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate

The Policy Planning, Research and Human Resources Development Division of the Foreign Ministry, under the guidance of the Foreign Secretary successfully conducted a two-week long Orientation Programme for the newly app ...

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Cuba Presents Credentials

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Cuba, Lakshitha Ratnayake presented his credentials to, the President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermúdez on 14 October 2020 at the Palacio de la Revoluci ...

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister calls for advancing e-commerce and e-governance in Commonwealth states in the COVID-19 context

Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 20th Virtual Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) in the sidelines of the 75 UN General Assembly last evening (14 October 20 ...

Foreign Ministry staff officers participate in outbound training in Dambulla

The staff officers of the Foreign Ministry successfully completed an Outbound Training programme at Rangiri Aqua, an Outbound Training Centre for Social Ideology Development, in Dambulla from 02-04 October 2020. The tr ...