Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha presented credentials accrediting him as Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva to Ambassador Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General, United Nations Office in Geneva on 19 July 2012.
Welcoming Ambassador Aryasinha, Director General Tokayey said Sri Lanka has a long standing relationship with the UN, and had over the years played an important role engaging with the UN’s many institutions and mechanisms. He said with more than 22 international organisations and specialised agencies and over 250 NGOs which work with the UN in Geneva, the post is challenging and has a broad mandate.
