Actg. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Ajith P. Perera felicitated two young Sri Lankan achievers – Mr. Thejitha Saubhagya Edirisinghe and Ms. Kavindya Thennakoon – at a meeting today (19 June 2015) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are among the sixty winners of the Queen’s Young Leaders (QYL) programme 2015 from Commonwealth countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrated the sacred Poson Poya with a ‘Poson Bakthi Gee Programme’ organized by the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association (SLFSA) on Wednesday 10th June 2015 at its Main Conference Hall, with the participation of all staff. The ‘Poson Bakthi Gee’ Choir comprised members of the SLFSA.
Honourable Speaker,
I rise to respond to questions raised by the Honourable Leader of Opposition relating to the discussions that took place between the GTF and the TNA in London, and my presence there.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Ministry of Public Order & Christian Religious Affairs jointly handed over Dual Citizenship Certificates to recipients at the Foreign Ministry main conference hall today, 11 June 2015 at 10.00 a.m.
Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs will visit Japan from 17 to 20 June as a Guest of Hon. Fumio Kishida, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.
During the visit, Minister Samaraweera will hold bilateral discussions with Minister Kishida on issues of mutual interest including promoting cooperation in the political, economic and cultural spheres, in regional and multilateral fora, and in the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka.
Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs met with visiting military officers who are currently following a Post Graduate level programme at the Royal College of Defence Studies, UK, today, 8th June 2015.
The Government and people of Sri Lanka are deeply saddened by the tragic deaths that occurred as a result of a fire that erupted in a petrol station in Accra at a time when the people of Ghana were already traumatized and trying to cope with torrential rain and floods.
Sri Lanka offers its condolences to the families of the victims of this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected at this difficult time.
