Vietnam will always stand by Sri Lanka in the international arena, stated Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang during his bilateral talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today ...
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Sustainability of solutions depends on sensitivity to local nuances
Each country must be encouraged to resolve its issues in keeping with the aspirations of its people, and the overriding considerations are those of time, place and circumstance, said External Affairs Minister, Prof. G. L ...
Ambassador Aryasinha says “human rights groups in indecent hurry to vilify Sri Lanka ahead of the release of the LLRC report”
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha has said the timing of the screening of the film ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ at the European Parliament today ( 12 October 2011) was particularly sinister, coming on the eve of the presentation of the LLRC Report due next month. The Ambassador said, “it would appear that Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Crisis Group who sponsored the screening, are intent on pre-judging and discrediting the LLRC report even before it is released”. He added that “this indecent hurry to host such events and to call for international inquiries, is probably due to their fear that once the LLRC report comes out, they will be short of one further excuse, with which to continue their obsessive attack on the Government of Sri Lanka”.
Embassy of Sri Lanka launches Ambassador’s Webcast
Highlights include resettlement, Economic development news WASHINGTON (Oct. 10, 2011) – Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the United States and Mexico, is featured on a new webcast produced by the Embassy ...
Sri Lanka High Commission, UK screens the documentary “Lies Agreed Upon” at the British Parliament
The Sri Lanka High Commission in London organised the screening of Sri Lanka’s documentary titled “Lies Agreed Upon”, which directly challenges the assertions contained in the Channel 4 video, at the Attlee Suite, Portc ...
Vietnamese President arrives tomorrow
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow on a three day state visit. He will be accorded a guard of honour with a 21 gun salute at the Bandaranaike International Airport upon his arrival. ...
GL meets diplomats in Hambantota
October 7, 2011, 9:02 pmA group of diplomats representing 35 countries visited the Hambantota district on invitation to gather firsthand impressions of the development taking place in that area. Professor G. L. Peiris, M ...
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