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Sri Lanka participates in a region-wide activity to consolidate joint COVID-19 cooperation
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena participated in a joint video conference on COVID-19 response involving his counterparts from China, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan held today, 27 April 2021. The discus ...
Sri Lanka Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, presents Letters of Credence to Majesty the King of the Netherlands
The newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Aruni Ranaraja presented credentials to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at the Royal Palace, The Hague on Wednesday, 21 April 2021. ...
High Commissioner Srimal Wickremasinghe presents Credentials to the President of the Seychelles
High Commissioner Srimal Wickremasinghe presented Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Seychelles on 20 April 2021. The ceremony held at the State House in Seychelles was attended by the Minister of ...
Speech by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at Stakeholder Dialogue on Climate Change, Resilience & Just Recovery in the Sectors of Agriculture, Forestry & Biodiversity
Members of the Head Table, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Firstly at the outset I would like to thank SLYCAN Trust and other stake holders for inviting me to address this important event, and also we thank ...
Sri Lankan fishermen arrested in Myanmar will return to Sri Lanka tomorrow
The Foreign Ministry has taken steps to repatriate the 12 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested in Myanmar, tomorrow (23). The Foreign Ministry stated that the fishermen were released after several rounds of talks with the Gover ...
Presentation of Credentials to the Director General of UNESCO by the Ambassador Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama
At a ceremony held on 16 April 2021 at the Headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, Ambassador Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama presented her credentials to the Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, as Sri Lanka’s Permanent D ...