President of Sri Lanka attends Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya
His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka visited Kenya to attend the One Planet Summit and the Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly from 13th to 16th March 2019. Addressing the Environment Assembly, the President highlighted Sri Lanka’s achievement in contributing towards an environmentally sustainable future for […]
Statement by Hon. Tilak Marapana, PC, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka (Head of the Sri Lanka Delegation) 40th Session of the Human Rights Council 21st March 2019
Item 2- Adoption of the resolution A/HRC/40/L.1 ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ Mr. President, The Government of Sri Lanka considers Resolution 40/L.1 mandating an extension of two years until March 2021, to make further progress on human rights, reconciliation and accountability, as a mark of recognition of Sri Lanka’s political commitment […]
Polish airline LOT to fly to Colombo
With its eyes on the tourist market, the Polish carrier will offer the service from November 3 to March 28. The nine-hour flights on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be available tAll Postshree times a week. LOT carried over 8.9 million passengers last year, 2 million more than in 2017, according to Polish Radio’s IAR […]
Tripitakabhivandana’ Week commences tomorrow
‘Tripitakabhivandana’ Week has been declared from tomorrow (March 16) to March 23rd, to mark the occasion of initiating the process in order to declare the Theravada Tripitaka, the sacred scripture of Buddhists, as a World Heritage. The National ceremony to announce the proposal made by Sri Lanka to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization […]
Grand welcome for President at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
President Maithripala Sirisena, who arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, yesterday (13)on a four-day Official Visit to Kenya to attend the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) held in Nairobi, received a grand welcome at the Airport. The President including the Sri Lankan delegation was warmly received by a Kenyan special delegation. […]
Govt. not in full agreement – FM Would make its observation when taken up for debate Draft resolution and OHCHR report two different things
The Sri Lankan Government does not agree in full with the latest report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Foreign Affairs Minister Thilak Marapana told Parliament yesterday. The minister, responding to a question raised by Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, said that the Government would express its observations on […]
Sri Lanka and Kenya to consolidate friendship through practical and productive measures
Sri Lanka and Kenya agreed to formalize political consultations between the two Foreign Ministries, which would provide a framework for discussing new areas of cooperation. This follows a meeting in Colombo between Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya Monica Juma on Friday 8th March at the Foreign Ministry in […]
Sri Lanka participates in World food Poland International Food and Drinks Exhibition
Four Sri Lankan Tea companies i.e Damro, Halpe, Samly, Ceylon Fresh Tea, jointly with Ceylon Tea Board and the Embassy of Sri Lanka participated at the World Food International Food and Drinks Exhibition 2019, held at Warsaw Convention Centre from 06 -09 March 2019. Warsaw World food is one of the largest Food trade fairs […]
Ambassador CAHM Wijeratne meets Director of the National Centre for Research and Development
On March 7, 2019 Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Poland Mr. CAHM Wijeratne accompanied by Dr. RMI Udaya Kumara, Minister Counsellor paid a visit to Prof. Maciej Chorowski, Director of the Polish National Centre for Research and Development. The Polish Institute for Research and Development (PIBiR) is the Executive Agency of the Minister of Science […]
FOREIGN MINISTER TILAK MARAPANA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO CONSOLIDATE THE SRI LANKA –CYPRUS BILATERAL ENGAGEMENT AND OFFICIALLY INAUGURATES THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF SRI LANKA IN NICOSIA
Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s commitment to advance and broaden the scope of the bilateral engagement with Cyprus, when he met the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides for discussions last week. This was the first official visit to Cyprus undertaken by a Sri Lankan Foreign Minister since the establishment of diplomatic […]