Daily Archives: October 27, 2016
“Sri Lanka wishes to see the Indian Ocean Rim Association move into a new era of dynamism”- Foreign Minister Samaraweera
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera called for the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to move into a new era of dynamism, when he addressed the 16th Council of Ministers Meeting (CoMM) of IORA held on 27th October 2016 in Bali, Indonesia.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya addresses the IPU Assembly in Geneva
Leading a high-level Sri Lankan Parliamentary delegation to the 135th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) being held from 23-27 October 2016 in Geneva, Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri ...
Sri Lanka organized side event at 8th session of United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [UNTOC] in Vienna
The delegation from Sri Lanka attending the Eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [UNTOC] organized a side event on “International Coopera ...
Sri Lanka Featured at UN Day Concert as International Community Celebrates 71 Years of the World Body
Diplomats, UN staff and New Yorkers gathered in the General Assembly Hall yesterday (23 October) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to celebrate 71 years of the existence of the world’s foremost multilateral ...
Indonesia and Sri Lanka agree to take forward several bilateral initiatives
Foreign Minister Mr. Mangala Samaraweera and Indonesian Foreign Minister Madam Retno Marsudi agreed on Wednesday (26 October) to take forward several initiatives on the bilateral political and economic fronts and also strengthen cooperation within IORA as well as international fora with a view to elevate the relationship. The two Ministers met in Bali, Indonesia on the eve of the 16th Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).