Good Morning Ladies and Gentleman,
It has been a great honour and privilege to welcome the Honourable John F. Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States, to the historic Republic Building which has been the home of our Foreign Ministry since Independence.
Secretary Kerry’s visit is a momentous occasion for Sri Lanka as it is the first official visit by a US Secretary of State in nearly half a century - 43 years to be precise.
The Earth Day celebration jointly organized by the Asian Ladies Association (ALA) in Cuba in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) of Cuba, the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRIH) and ...
On the invitation of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Secretary of State of the United States of America John Kerry will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from 2nd to 3rd May 2015. This is the first official visit by an US Secretary of State since that of William Pierce Rogers in 1972. Secretary Colin Powell visited Sri Lanka following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2005.
Secretary Kerry will pay a courtesy call on President Maithripala Sirisena and hold wide ranging discussions with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Samaraweera. He will deliver a special guest lecture on the invitation of the Foreign Minister and attend several other engagements in Colombo.
The Government and the people of Sri Lanka is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage to property caused by the earthquake which occurred this (25th April) morning in Nepal and extends sincere condolences to the Government and people of Nepal particularly the families of the bereaved, and, wish a speedy recovery to those injured by this calamity.
The Minister of Higher Education and Research Dr. Sarath Amunugama, who led the Sri Lanka delegation to the Asian-African Leaders Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the Special Envoy of President Maithripala Sirisena, has ...
The new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York, Dr. Rohan Perera presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at a credential ceremony, held yesterday (22) at the U ...
The Consulate of Sri Lanka in Chengdu organized Sinhala & Tamil New Year celebrations on 14th April 2015 with the active participation of the Sri Lankan community in Sichuan Province composed of members Of the busin ...
