Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UN in Geneva, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha has said "Sri Lanka makes its best contributions to the international community when it leads from the centre", rather than positioning itself in a manner "either to be taken for granted, or to remain isolated".Read More
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State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake visits Australia
With Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in her office at Parliament House
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake met Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on 26 March during a visit to Australia on the invitation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The two Ministers discussed bilateral issues ranging from the strong people to people links and growing economic relations, to cooperation in countering transnational crimes. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop conveyed Australia’s appreciation to Sri Lanka for its cooperation in combatting people smuggling. State Minister Senanayake thanked the Foreign Minister for Australia’s long-term development assistance to Sri Lanka and support to eradicate dengue, which was announced during Minister Bishop’s visit to Sri Lanka in July 2017. The two Ministers also discussed political and maritime issues of relevance in the region that are of mutual concern, and the keen interest shown by Australian companies to invest in Sri Lanka in mining and energy sectors. Given Australia’s interest in Sri Lanka’s reconciliation and reconstruction the State Minister briefed on recent developments and thanked Australia for the pragmatic approach taken on these issues.
Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance arrives in Sri Lanka on a two day official visit
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic Peter Kažimir arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday on a two day visit that will conclude on 29 March 2018. This is the first high level visit to Sri Lanka by a Slovak senior government official.Read More
President Maithripala Sirisena concludes Visit to Pakistan
President Maithripala Sirisena concluded a three-day official visit to Pakistan from 22-24 March 2018, where he graced the 78th Pakistan Day Celebrations, as the Chief Foreign Guest, at the invitation of Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain.
Campaign for “My Fair Home” launched in Lebanon
The campaign for “My Fair Home”, an initiative to create fair working environments for domestic workers in Lebanon, was launched on 22 March 2018 in Beirut, under the patronage of Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Lebanon Mrs.H ...
Sri Lanka chairs commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
In his capacity as Vice President of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, Ambassador Rohan Perera chaired a commemorative meeting of the General Assem ...
Sri Lanka’s best practices featured at IOM workshop on “inclusive partnerships for effective global governance of migration”
Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine of Sri Lanka was an invited panelist at the first workshop for this year by the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM), organized by the I ...