International Charity Bazaar 2019 – SHOM in Warsaw
Sri Lanka Embassy in Warsaw, Poland participated in the International Charity Bazaar 2019, held at the Marriot Hotel in Warsaw. The Charity Bazaar organized annually by the Association of Spouses of Heads of Missions (SHOM) Warsaw on the 8th of December 2019. The event is held to raise funds for charitable organizations that help the poor […]
UPDATE ON THE ALLEGED INCIDENT RELATING TO SWISS EMBASSY STAFF MEMBER
Media Statement The Government of Sri Lanka, having taken serious note of the alleged criminal incident concerning a locally recruited staff member of the Swiss Embassy in Colombo, on Monday, 25 November 2019, immediately ordered a thorough investigation into this matter. This evening (1 December 2019) Secretary/Foreign Relations Ravinatha Aryasinha together with Secretary/Defence Major General […]
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 […]
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Warsaw Participates in the 27th International Travel Show – TT Warsaw 2019
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Warsaw in association with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotional Bureau participated in the 27th International Travel Show – TT Warsaw 2019, which was held from 21 to 23 November 2019 in the Palace of Culture and Science. TT Warsaw is a major international event for the tourism industry, focused on […]
New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
The new Cabinet of Ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat.
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 […]