Minister Malik Samarawickrama meeting with the United States Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman
Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama led Sri Lanka delegation to the 12th US-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Washington which adopted a path breaking Action Plan to boost bilateral trade and investment.
His Excellency Dr. Amrith Rohan Perera, non-resident High Commissioner of Sri Lanka, presented his Credentials to Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas at the Government House in Nassau on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
Ambassador Amrith Rohan Perera presented the credentials to Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling GCMC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, as Sri Lanka’s non-resident High Commissioner to the Bahamas at the Government House, Nassau, on 13th April, 2016. In his remarks at the Credentials Ceremony, Ambassador Perera recalled the cordial relations between Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the shared commonalities and the developmental challenges both countries face as developing island nations, particularly, their vulnerability to adverse effects of climate change including rising sea levels. He reiterated Sri Lanka’s commitment to collective efforts to combat these challenges including the signing of the Paris Agreement in New York next week.
The arrival of Chef Dr. Pabilis Silva in Viet Nam in mid March to participate in the International Food Festival in Hoi An in central Viet Nam, generated major interest among Vietnamese. This food festival was attended by top Chefs from 12 countries including Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia, UK, Sweden, Mauritius and India. The event placed Sri Lanka on the spotlight in a grand way, with one of the co-organizers of the festival being Sri Lankan, Keerthi Hapugasdeniya.
Sri Lanka was among the 171 countries that signed the Paris Agreement today (22) at the High- Level Signature Ceremony of the Paris Agreement held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This high-level si ...
The Colombo Plan, the only inter-governmental organization located in Sri Lanka has received a plot of land to construct its permanent Secretariat in Colombo as approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in 2014.
