The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Bangkok facilitated the official visit of Minister of Health and Mass Media of Sri Lanka Nalinda Jayatissa, to participate in the 20th Asia Media Summit held in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 23 July 2025.
The Summit was organized by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Asia Media Summit is a premier regional platform that brings together Ministers, media leaders, policymakers, and professionals. This year’s summit attracted over 200 international delegates and media stakeholders from across the Asia-Pacific region.
The three-day event began with pre-summit workshops on 21 July 2025, focusing on enhancing career development and skills for media professionals in the region.
Minister Nalinda Jayatissa joined the summit on 23 July 2025 and actively engaged in a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event. He met with the Minister of Information of Cambodia Neth Pheaktra, State Minister and Chief Spokesperson at the President’s Office of Maldives Heena Waleed, the delegation from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and CEO of AIBD, Philomena Gnanapragasam along with the AIBD leadership team including Programme Manager, Don Dhammika and Legal Advisor, Leon Loganathan.
During the closing ceremony, Minister Jayatissa joined fellow Ministers and media leaders in signing the Declaration of Angkor Initiative 2.0, which outlines a collective commitment by AIBD member states to foster a more responsible and inclusive media landscape and combat disinformation.
In a special gesture, Minister Jayatissa presented an award to Minister of Information of Cambodia Neth Pheaktra, conferring the title of “Special Envoy of Information Integrity”, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to strengthening information integrity and media freedom in the region.
The 20th Asia Media Summit concluded with the official announcement that the 21st Asia Media Summit will be hosted by the Republic of Maldives in 2026.
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
Bangkok
28 July 2025
