Milestones
Milestones
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Amman, Jordan.
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Lebanon
Diplomatic Relations with Lebanon established on 7 May 1997.
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut, Lebanon.
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Doha, Qatar.
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Opening of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria, South Africa.
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney, Australia.
Vesak Day marked as United Nations Observance Day
In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 554/115, moved by SL Foreign..Read More
Shifting of the Embassy of Sri Lanka from Bonn to Berlin, in Germany.
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tel Aviv, Israel.
National Mine Action Programme
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Vietnam
Diplomatic Relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam established on 16 January 2003.
Establishment of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Opening of the Representative Office of Sri Lanka in Ramallah, Palestine.
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou, China.
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ankara, Turkey.
Re-opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Baghdad, Iraq.
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne, Australia.
Diplomatic Relations with Bahrain
Diplomatic Relations established with Bahrain on 8 February 2013
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Manama, Bahrain.
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Nigeria
Diplomatic Relations with Federal Republic of Nigeria established on 1 July 2013.
Opening of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Abuja, Nigeria.
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Seychelles
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Seychelles established on 11 December 2013.
Opening of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Victoria, Seychelles.
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Afghanistan
Diplomatic Relations with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan established on 2 July 2014.
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka and UN celebrate 60 year partnership
2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations on 24 October..Read More
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Milan, Italy.
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Official opening of Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia was officially opened on 7 February 2017 by the..Read More
Sri Lanka joins Mine Ban Treaty: December
On December 13, 2017, Sri Lanka acceded to The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,..Read More
Sri Lanka accedes to the Cluster Munitions Convention
On 1 March 2018, Sri Lanka deposited the Instrument of Accession to the Cluster Munitions..Read More
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Nicosia, Cyprus
Establish Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with effect from 28 February 2019
Establishment of Diplomatic Relation with The Gambia
Establish Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with effect from 10 May 2019
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and Nicaragua
Establish Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with effect from 15 May 2019
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and Saint Lucia
Establish Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with effect from 25th June 2019
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