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Sri Lanka Clinches Deal to Host the French Travel Agents Association (SNAV) Annual Congress 2016

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The French Travel Agents Association or the Syndicat National des Agences de Voyages (SNAV) has chosen Sri Lanka as the next venue for their annual congress 2016.This major feat garnered by the country would attract approx 600 French decision makers that would guide and steer the French tourism industry. The event will be a key image building exercise harnessing the potential of Sri Lanka as a key travel destination for the French Market. It has been along time since SNAV had picked a destination in Asia to host this major event, the last being in 2005 in Beijing.

Sri Lanka’s First High Commissioner to Trinidad & Tobago presents Credentials

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Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam has been accredited as the first non-resident High Commissioner for Sri Lanka to Trinidad & Tobago, resident in the United States with effect from October 13, 2015. Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations with Trinidad & Tobago in 1972 and Trinidad & Tobago has been accrediting its High Commissioner in New Delhi, as their High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since 1983.

EMBASSY OF SRI LANKA IN WASHINGTON MOVES TO NEW CHANCERY PREMISES

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Sri Lanka’s Embassy in Washington D.C. moved to its new chancery premises on October 19th marking another milestone in the seven-decade long diplomatic presence in the United States.

Sri Lanka National Junior Under 19 Football team triumph in Dhaka

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The Sri Lanka National Junior Under 19 Football team, which includes 14 premier league players, participated in the Asian Football Federation U-19 qualifier Boys Championship 2015 in Dhaka Bangladesh.

Ambassador Tilak Ranaviraja, Presents Letters of Credentials to the Director General of UNESCO

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Sri Lanka Ambassador and Permanent Delegate H.E. Tilak Ranaviraja, presented credentials today, 06^th October 2015, to UNESCO Director General Madam Irina Bokova at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

Austrian President Lauds Peace and Progress in Sri Lanka

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Concluding his assignment as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Austria, Ambassador A.L. A. Azeez paid a farewell call on Heinz Fischer, President of Austria, at Hofburg Palace in Vienna on 5^th October, 2015.

Sri Lankan Cultural Evening in Stockholm

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The Embassy of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized a dance performance by the Channa Upuli Dance Academy at Vällingby Theatre on 24^th September at 18.30 hrs. HE Ambassador Mrs Damayanthie Rajapakse made the welcome speech at the inauguration of the event.