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Statements
Statement by External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L Peiris at the conclusion of the 3rd Sri Lanka – Thailand Joint Commission Meeting, 2nd May, 2013
While I warmly welcome His Excellency Surapong Tovichakchaikul, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand to Sri Lanka, I am pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 3rd Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Sri Lanka’s hosting of the current session signifies the renewed vigour with which we pursue our bilateral relations as they provide a unique platform to further consolidate and expand our traditional friendship with Thailand.
Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris states that the visit by President Rajapaksa to Russia was a success
Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris stated that all politically motivated campaigns against Sri Lanka would fail as they were based on wrong information and not on objective assessments. Addressing the media ...
Statement by the Ministry of External Affairs
The Government of Sri Lanka has noted the statement by the British Foreign Office Minister for South Asia, Alistair Burt on the Channel 4 documentary telecast on 14th June 2011. This documentary, like the Darusman ...
Government’s response to Channel 4 Film – “ Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields”
The Ministry of External Affairs directed its High Commission in London to issue a statement on this matter. The Ministry’s statement was issued in London on Wednesday, 15th June, 2011. Appended below is ...
Heads of Missions appointed to Sri Lanka Missions abroad
President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently appointed several Heads of Missions who are due to take up their overseas assignments shortly. Among them are senior Foreign Service Officers and other distinguished personalities fro ...
Statement by Attorney-General of Sri Lanka, Mohan Pieris, during the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns 17th Session of the Human Rights Council, 31 May 2011
Mr. President, Sri Lanka welcomes the Special Rapporteur’s efforts to provide the government an opportunity to respond to his technical note, we would however like to observe that the whole exerci ...