(From L to R) H.E. Dr.Chris Nonis , High Commissioner for Sri Lanka to the UK with Mr. Keith Williams, Chief Executive Officer in British Airways, at the Sri Lanka High Commission. Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the U ...
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The bond of Buddha and all that it conveys is a bond between India and Sri Lanka which nothing can break
Inaugurating an exhibition of photographs titled ‘Buddhist Heritage of Sri Lanka: a shared culture with India’ at the India International Centre in New Delhi on 9 April, Foreign Secretary of India Ranjan Mathai, quoting from a speech made by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during a visit to Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, in 1950, said that the bond of Buddha and all that it conveys is a bond between India and Sri Lanka which nothing can break.
World Justice Project –Rule of Law Index 2012-2013-Sri Lanka Scores High
Sri Lanka has received a high ranking in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) annual, Rule of Law Index. The report states that Sri Lanka “outperforms its regional peers in all but two dimensions”.
The WJP Rule of Law Index is an innovative quantitative assessment tool designed by the WJP offering detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice. It provides original data regarding a variety of dimensions of the rule of law, enabling the assessment of a nation’s adherence to the rule of law in practice, identifying nation’s strengths and weaknesses in comparison to similarly situated countries, and tracking charges over time.
Sri Lanka shines at the International Women’s Day Celebrations
The International Women’s Day celebrations organized by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People (ICAP) together with the Asian Ladies Circle of Havana (ALC) were held at the ICAP main auditorium on7th April 2013. A large number of Asian Diplomatic Missions based in Havana including the Sri Lankan Embassyparticipated at the celebrations. The programme of events lined up for the evening included dress parades, fashion shows, food and handicraft demonstrations along with country promotion exhibitions featuring Asian cultures. As part of the celebrations, elegantly clad ladies and gents in national dresses and traditional attire representing their respective countries took part in a fashion parade in a bid to showcase the rich diversity and vitality of Asia.
Tourism Promotion in Indonesia
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Jakarta conducted a Tourism Promotion Campaign at the Embassy premises in conjunction with the General Sales Agent of Mihin Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Leading travel agents and tour operators based in Jakarta attended the event.
TWENTY MILLION SMILES AWAIT YOU – AMBASSADOR WICKRAMASURIYA INVITES WASHINGTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO VISIT SRI LANKA
Washington, April 10, 2013 : “Sri Lanka has many attractions for its visitors, the best being the twenty million smiles awaiting to greet you” opined Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lanka’s envoy to the United States.
Deputy Ministers Neomal Perera and Gitanjana Gunawardena represent the President at the swearing in ceremony of the Kenyan President
Hon. Neomal Perera, Deputy Minister of External Affairs and Hon. Gitanjana Gunawardena, Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation represented H.E. the President of Sri Lanka at the swearing in ceremony of Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyas' President-elect. Kenyatta is the son of founding father and the 1st President of the nation. Vice President William Ruto also took oaths on this occasion.