The Government of Sri Lanka has made arrangements to open a Consulate General Office in Milan, Italy with effect from 01st February 2016, to serve the Country’s large expatriate community there. The Sri Lankan community ...
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Germany to support Sri Lanka’s Agriculture
Sri Lanka Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake had fruitful discussions with his German counterpart, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt when both met at the Federal Ministry for Food and ...
Ambassador Tilak Ranaviraja presents credentials to the President of the Portuguese Republic
Sri Lanka Ambassador to France Tilak Ranaviraja, concurrently accredited to the Portuguese Republic presented his credentials to Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic at a grand ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Lisbon, Portugal on 12th January 2016.
Sri Lanka expresses commitment to protect endangered wildlife species
Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Mr. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera has re-iterated Sri Lanka's commitment to protect endangered wildlife species. He said consistent with this policy, the Government had decided to destroy a confiscated blood ivory shipment on 26th January 2016 at the Galle Face Green in Colombo. The consignment consists of 359 pieces of blood ivory, equalling 1.5 tonnes.
Sri Lanka Stand, a major draw at the Vakentiebeurs 2016 Tourism Fair
Utrecht Mayor Jan van Zanen lighting the traditional oil lamp to inaugurate the Sri Lanka Stand
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in The Netherlands organized the Sri Lanka Stand at the Vakentiebeurs 2016 Tourism Fair in Utrecht from 12th to 17th January 2016, which proved to be major attraction to Dutch visitors.
Sri Lanka co-hosts Coastline Erosion side event at the UN
Ambassador Rohan Perera delivering the welcome remarks
A side event entitled “Coastline Erosion and its Contribution to Climate Change” co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations was held yesterday (20/01) at the UN Headquarters with the participation of a large number of Permanent Representatives, senior diplomats and members of the civil society.
New website launched for Sri Lankan Embassy in Cuba
The Website of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Cuba at http://www.srilankaembcuba.org set up in 2013, has been revamped and up and running since 1st January 2016. The re-designed bilingual website comes with a new set of tool ...