Deputy Foreign Minister Neomal Perera yesterday said that Sri Lanka is of the view that the United Nations must play a role, as it has the legitimacy to deal with pressing global economic governance and development related issues. "With 193 Sovereign States, the UN has the collective mandate and is the major forum where we can discuss global issues of concern and find ways and means to meet the needs and challenges in this century', he said.
* Media, dpl community to be periodically briefed
* Government strategy practical
The government’s strategy for implementation of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission is practical and action-oriented, and the financial resources required for this purpose will be released by the Treasury, External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris said on Tuesday.
A top South African business delegation will be arriving in Colombo next week. The delegation consists of no less than 30 leading business members of the Progressive Business Forum of African National Congress (ANC-PBF) ...
Text of the address delivered by Minister of External Affairs Professor G. L. Peiris, at the Defence Seminar held on August 8
I would like to begin by congratulating Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the defence establishment on this very timely initiative. It can truly be described as the need of the hour. When there is a great deal of criticism founded on erroneous premises and there are false assumptions made, I think the best answer to this is complete, accurate, up to date information. That was precisely what was provided to all of you in abundant measure by the comprehensive presentation that was made by Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris called on the Most Ven. Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Chapter at the Malwatte Viharaya in Kandy and received his blessings. Here, the Mahanayake Thera ties a Pirith Noola on the wrist of Minister Peiris.
'Sri Lanka has been able to establish the largest number of diplomatic ties with foreign countries during its history under the tenure of the present government.
Visits to the island by Heads of State of three countries within the last fortnight have clearly proved this, said External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris. Prof. Peiris said the international community has been given the opportunity to investigate the living conditions of the people in the North without any restriction or observe any other development activities and they have expressed deep appreciation of the development work undertaken in the North by the government.
Maldivian President Dr Mohammed Waheed who arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday for a two day official visit held bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris at Hotel Hilton yesterday. Here, the External A ...
Cabinet nod for diplomatic ties with 15 African countries:
Fifteen countries
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’ Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Sierra Leone, Togo
The government’s focus on enhancing relations with countries in the African continent is bringing tangible results. In a comprehensive review of foreign policy, the government decided that current priorities need to be reflected in greater attention being paid to the country’s relations with regions which had been comparatively neglected over the decades.
