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Questions addressed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Special Media Briefing held at the Presidential Secretariat on 5 March 2026 and the Answers provided by the President.

Q: An Opposition Member of Parliament has stated in the Parliament that a ship carrying three hundred children is within our territorial waters and that we are in a position to assist them. Such claims are freque ...

Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister visits Sri Lanka: bilateral ties to be further strengthened

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, undertook an official visit to Sri Lanka from 3 to 4 March 2026. The visit marked an important milestone in the bilateral relat ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath concludes official visit to Romania

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath concluded a successful two-day official visit to Romania from March 1-2, 2026. A key highlight of the visit was the signing of a Memorandum of ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism focusses on strengthening the Sri Lanka–Germany partnership during visit to Germany.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka, Vijitha Herath undertook a visit to Bremen, Germany from 26–27 February to attend the 125th Anniversary of the Asia-Pacific Business Association ...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism establishes Emergency Response Unit to coordinate matters related to the ongoing situation in the Middle East

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Media Release – Situation in the Middle East

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in the Middle East. The safety and well-being of approximately one million Sri Lankan nat ...

SRI LANKA CALLS FOR UTMOST RESTRAINT AND IMMEDIATE DE-ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The Government of Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over the rapid escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to regional stability and to international peace and security. Sri Lanka calls ...