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Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris attends bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the High-Level Segment of the 49th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris and the Sri Lanka delegation had high level bilateral meetings on 28 February, 2022, with the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organization of Islamic Coop ...

49th session of the Human Rights Council High Level Segment Statement by Hon. Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka

Mr. President, Sri Lanka is an active participant in the multilateral framework to realize the promotion and protection of human rights. Fundamental rights are embodied in our Constitution, progressively advanced thr ...

Developments in Ukraine: Status Update on Sri Lankan Nationals

The Foreign Ministry continues to closely monitor developments in Ukraine. Towards this end, the Ministry is currently engaged in the evacuation of approximately forty (40) Sri Lankan nationals, including two (02) stude ...

Strengthening Economic relations the focus of several meetings in Paris

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L Peiris met with Minister Delegate for Trade and Economic Attractiveness Franck Reister at the Foreign Ministry in Paris to discuss French support for the expansion of economic relations with ...

Appointment of the Ambassador of the State of Libya to Sri Lanka

The State of Libya with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Mr. Nasser Yonis Alfurjani as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Libya to Sri Lanka based in Colombo. H ...

Appointment of the Ambassador of the United States of America to Sri Lanka

The United States of America with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Ms. Julie J. Chung as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Sri Lanka based i ...

Appointment of the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka

The United Arab Emirates with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Mr. Khaled Nasser AlAmeri as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka based in ...