Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Hon. Neomal Perera, led the Sri Lanka delegation, which participated at the Mass inaugurating the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome, His Holiness Pope Francis, in the Vatican City on 19th March 2013. Hon. Sarath Kumara Gunaratne, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Hon. John Amaratunga, Member of Parliament & Chief Opposition Whip of Parliament also joined him in this delegation.
On the invitation extended by the Government of Bangladesh, Hon. Neomal Perera, Deputy Minister of External Affairs visited Dhaka to attend “Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics in the context of Post 2015 UN ...
Sri Lankas Ambassador designate to Brazil Mr. Raja A. Edirisuriya assumed duties on 12 March 2013 at a simple ceremony held at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brazil with the participation of Sri Lankans living in Brasilia cit ...
On 16 March 2013, a group of persons had attempted to assault a Buddhist monk, Ven Pathberiye Gnanaloka, while he was on a study tour at the Thanjavur Hindu Temple. Ven Gnanaloka Thero who is pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology of India has been studying in India in New Delhi for the past 18 months and has visited several Indian states on study tour.
High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam this week visited the State of Orissa now known as Odisha, with a view to exploring and reviving ancient links with Orissa region and Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner called upon the ...
Sri Lanka received the title of the “Most Popular Tourist Destination” at the Buyers Night and Award Ceremony held on March 07, 2013 in Guangzhou, China on the sidelines of the Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2013. ...
Mr President,
My delegation and I join you this morning with a deep sense of satisfaction. November 2012 saw Sri Lanka face its second UPR and we were able to lay before the working group, our progress since 2008 and the expectations for future improvements in the promotion and protection of human rights, going forward. We have come a long way since the initial Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka during the first cycle in 2008. My country then was engaged in a conflict against terrorism – commencing in 2006 – trying to rescue a civilian population held by a ruthless group of terrorists. A year after that first review, we finally achieved success in the humanitarian operation and witnessed the dawn of a new era of peace, stability and prosperity for all Sri Lankans. Since May 2009 we engaged in a period of consolidation, removing military involvement in civil administration, reconstruction, demining, rehabilitation, resettlement and launched our initial efforts at national reconciliation and peace-building.
