The Government of Sri Lanka strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack on a civilian passenger aircraft approaching the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar, Pakistan, last evening (24th June 2014), killing ...
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Sri Lanka rejects Canadian Statement on insecurity of women in the former conflict-affected areas
Sri Lanka has strongly rejected the inference that the presence of the military contributes to the insecurity of women and girls in the former conflict-affected areas. Exercising a 'Right of Reply' with regard to the s ...
Sri Lanka briefs Human Rights Council on action taken by Government following incidents of communal violence
Sri Lanka today informed the Human Rights Council that prompt action had been taken by the government to bring back normalcy to Aluthgama and Beruwala, the areas affected by recent incidents of the communal violence. Thi ...
Minister Peiris briefs Costa Rican Vice President on Sri Lankan Issues
External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris met the Vice-President of Costa Rica Ana Helena Chacon Echeverr on the sidelines of the G77 Summit in Bolivia. The Minister explained that the purpose of the meeting was to u ...
Media Release
The attention of the Ministry of External Affairs has been drawn to a Reuters news item attributing to the Government Spokesperson and Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella a statement that Sri Lank ...
Two Sri Lankan crew members of pirated ship ‘MV Albedo’ repatriated home
The Ministry of External Affairs in coordination with the Sri Lanka High Commission in Nairobi has arranged the repatriation of two Sri Lankan seamen, Mr. S M M Bisthamy and Mr. S D A N Perera, employed on “MV Albedo”, ...
President Rajapaksa pledges support to Pakistan in combating terrorism
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has written to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan pledging support to combat terrorism, in the wake of the recent deadly terrorist attack on the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. W ...
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