16 May 2020 The Ministry of Foreign Relations handed over Rs. 27.7 million to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (May 14th), raised through the network of Sri Lanka Missions overseas, to support COVID-19 Health Care and Social Security Fund. Foreign Secretary...
10 May 2020 The Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Austria, Mr. Majintha Jayesinghe assumed duties at the Mission on 8 May 2020. The assumption of duties was marked by lighting the oil lamp in keeping with the Sri Lankan tradition....
7 May 2020 Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha participated in a television interview, recorded today (07 May 2020), at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) where he expanded on the Cabinet Paper presented by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign...
7 May 2020 The Buddhists in Sri Lanka, together with fellow Buddhist brethren the world over, celebrate the Vesak, their supreme religious festival, with much religious fervour and enthusiasm. Since ancient times, it has been the practice to spend the period of Vesak...
5 May 2020 Modalities to issue temporary travel documents to undocumented workers abroad following proper authentication procedures have been agreed on by the Department of Immigration and Emigration. This follows consultations between the Ministry of Foreign...
5 May 2020 Your Excellencies, Ayubowan! Good Evening! At the outset, I congratulate His Excellency Ilam Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, the Chair of the Non Aligned Movement, for the timely initiative to hold this Summit, to address one of the most critical...
1 May 2020 I wish to make use of this occasion of the International Workers’ Day to salute and pay my respect to the working masses who are making boundless sacrifices in the face of challenges before the nation caused by COVID – 19 outbreak. Many were the challenges...
1 May 2020 Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations Dinesh Gunawardena in a wide-ranging interview has focused on the Government’s prioritization on the repatriation of overseas Sri Lankans and the additional services in place...
Madam President Director General of the IAEA Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Madam President, On behalf of the delegation of Sri Lanka, I have the honour to extend warm felicitations to H.E Mrs. Maria Zeneida Andara Collinson, Ambassador and Permanent...
Mr. Vice-President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, On behalf of the delegation of Sri Lanka, it is a great pleasure to add my words of congratulation to those already expressed to his Excellency Adnan Bin Othman, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of...
