UNODC DIRECTOR OPERATIONS MIWA KATO CALLS ON FOREIGN MINISTER GUNAWARDENA

Director, Operations of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Miwa Kato paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 28 November 2019 at the Ministry. The Minister appreciated the increasing engagement between Sri Lanka and UNODC, especially in maritime crime prevention. He emphasized that at a time that Sri Lanka is emerging after a 30 […]

STATE MINISTER SUSIL PREMAJAYANTHA REITERATES NEED TO MAINTAIN CLOSE TIES WITH NEIGHBOURING STATES

State Minister Susil Premajayantha assumed duties as the State Minister of International Cooperation on 28 November 2019 and was received by Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha and other senior officials upon his arrival at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo. Minister Premajayantha addressing the gathering of senior officials, staff and media at the Ministry, following the assumption […]

MINISTER DINESH GUNAWARDENA CALLS ON FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS TO RISE TO NEW CHALLENGES

Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Monday 25 November 2019. Minister Gunawardena was received by Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha and other senior officials upon his arrival at the Ministry. Following religious observances, the Minister officially assumed duties. Later, the Foreign Minister who addressed the staff, remarked that the […]

President Rajapaksa assumes duties.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed duties as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat today (19). The President assumed duties following religious observances and the event was attended by former president Maithripala Sirisena as well. Several political party leaders including Prof. G. L. Peiris, Dinesh Gunawardane, Douglas Devananda, Wimal Weerawansa, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, […]

New President sworn-in

The winner of the 2019 Presidential Election, SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka today (November 18) in Anuradhapura. He took oaths before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Secretary to the President Udaya R Seniviratne read out the proclamation declaring Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the President. Prime Minister Ranil […]

Sri Lankan Community in Poland Celebrated the Deepavali Festival

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Warsaw, together with the Sri Lankan community in Poland celebrated the Deepavali festival at the Embassy on 26th October 2019.  The traditional oil lamp was lit by the Ambassador followed by a program of Hindu rituals and Religious observances held with offering flowers, preaching Hindu slogans and burning incense […]

Sri Lanka participates at World Travel Show 2019 at Warsaw, Poland

Under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) in collaboration with Sri Lankan Embassy in Warsaw, Sri Lankan travel agents and tour companies participated at the World Travel Show held in Warsaw which commenced on 18th  October 2019. The World Travel Show is the biggest and one of the most important tourism trade […]

Minister Anna Moskwa spotkała się z Ambasadorem Sri Lanki

16 października 2019 r. podsekretarz stanu w Ministerstwie Gospodarki Morskiej i Żeglugi Śródlądowej Anna Moskwa przyjęła w siedzibie MGMiŻŚ Ambasadora Sri Lanki w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej C. Wijeratne. Minister przedstawiła zakres zadań realizowanych przez MGMiŻŚ i poinformowała Ambasadora o priorytetach ministerstwa. W dalszej części spotkania omawiano kwestię potencjału eksportowego Sri Lanki o którym w dużym stopniu […]