The second meeting of the Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights under the European Union-Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held in Colombo 13-14 March 2017.
Daily Archives: March 14, 2017
Statement regarding alleged hijacking of Vessel by Somali pirates
The Ministry is aware of media reports regarding the alleged hijacking of a reportedly “Sri Lankan-flagged fuel freighter” by pirates.
Minister Malik Samarawickrama meets European Union Trade Commissioner in Brussels on 13th March 2017
Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama accompanied by Ambassador Rodney Perera met with European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström today (12 March 2017) at the European Commi ...
Sri Lanka’s first resident Ambassador to Ethiopia Sumith Dassanayake Presents Credentials to the President of Ethiopia
Sri Lanka’s first resident Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Sumith Dassanayake presented Credentials to the President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa on Thursday 9th March 2017. Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake is also the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the African Union.
Sri Lankan Products Promoted in Bahia-Brazil
In order to expand Sri Lanka’s commercial relations with the State of Bahia, the seventh largest regional Economy of Brazil whose GDP is estimated to be over US$ 95 billion, Sri Lanka Embassy in Brazil organized a serie ...
State Visit of President Maithripala Sirisena to the Republic of Indonesia
President of Sri Lanka H.E Maithripala Sirisena undertook a State Visit on 08th March 2017 to the Republic of Indonesia on an invitation extended by the President of Indonesia H.E Joko Widodo. The welcome at the histori ...