
The first round of Sri Lanka- Japan Policy Dialogue at Senior Official Level of the two Foreign Ministries was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo on 12th January 2016.

The first round of Sri Lanka- Japan Policy Dialogue at Senior Official Level of the two Foreign Ministries was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo on 12th January 2016.

The Foreign Secretary of India Dr. S Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka on 12 – 13 January 2016.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Hugo Swire will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 14-16 January 2016.
At an event held at the United Nations on 25th September 2013 in New York, 122 Member States of the United Nations endorsed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Today, this Declaration is endorsed by 155 Member States.
Sri Lanka strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot.

His Excellency Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan who visited Sri Lanka at the invitation of His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena concluded his two-day official visit on Wednesday, 6th January 2016. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe received the visiting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the official delegation together with several Cabinet Ministers and other dignitaries at the Bandaranaike International Airport.