Madam Chairperson,
Since this is the first occasion that I am taking the floor to address the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice, I would at the outset, like to avail myself of this opportunity to sincerely thank the authorities of the host country, Brazil for the warm hospitality accorded to all of us delegates and participants since our arrival in Salvador and the excellent arrangements made in organizing this important Congress.
Coinciding with the Call by the “Jewel of Muscat” at the Port of Galle, bilateral consultations took place also in Galle between the Foreign Ministries of Sri Lanka and of Oman. Read More
Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to Dr. Juan Carretero, Director of the Centro de Estudios sobre Asia y Oceania, for having given me this opportunity to address this gathering of dignitaries, academics, researchers, diplomats, and friends! I also wish to thank Dr. Eduardo Regalado, Deputy Director, and Ms. Claudia Gonzalez, Researcher, for their contribution and help.
As exclusively reported by the SRI TV news channel last week, the Embassy staff together with the members of the Seva Vanitha Unit have extended a generous donation of Rs. 100,000 towards helping a girl of 16 years in Gampaha to have a surgery for her hunchback (deformed back). The girl who was born with a curvature of the spine (hunchback) made an appearance recently over the “Live @ 7 – Praja Sathkaraya” programme which features “people with special disabilities & special needs”
The International Women’s Day was celebrated on 8th March 2010 by the Sri Lankan Embassy Seva Vanitha Unit (Women’s Association) with a programme dedicated to women. It is recalled that the Embassy Women’s Association celebrated this day for the first time on 8th March 2009.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in association with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vienna organized an Export Promotion Mission to the Central Europe covering Austria, Croatia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic from 15th to 20th February 2010. The objective of the mission was to explore market opportunities for Sri Lankan exporters in emerging Central European countries and further strengthen trade relations with this region.
The Sri Lanka Embassy and Permanent Mission in Vienna held an official ceremony to celebrate the 62nd Independence Day of Sri Lanka on Thursday, 4th February 2010, morning at the Sri Lanka Mission for the Sri Lanka community in Vienna.
