Minister Dinesh Gunawardena explores possibilities to assist Sri Lankan Migrant workers
Minister Dinesh Gunawardena explores possibilities to assist Sri Lankan Migrant workers Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena met with the Secretaries and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), […]
Foreign Ministry takes stock of action by Sri Lanka Missions abroad to ensure the welfare of Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL)
Foreign Ministry takes stock of action by Sri Lanka Missions abroad to ensure the welfare of Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) The Ministry of Foreign Relations, sensitive to the concerns of the OSLs amidst the rapid spread of the COVID-19 and the inability to return to Sri Lanka, has held consultations over the past 2 […]
Foreign Ministry facilitates outward movement of foreign nationals
Foreign Ministry facilitates outward movement of foreign nationals Arrangements are being made for the smooth return of foreign nationals who are presently in Sri Lanka on tourist and other visa categories. This will be done using both regular flight movements operating through Sri Lanka and also charter flights that may be deployed, as the airport […]
Sri Lanka urges foreign states to extend visas of visiting Sri Lankans
Sri Lanka urges foreign states to extend visas of visiting Sri Lankans Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has requested foreign governments to facilitate the appropriate extension of visas for Sri Lankans currently visiting their countries, and facing difficulty to return to Sri Lanka on account of the travel bans that have and will become applicable […]
FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON COVID- 19 PREVENTIVE MEASURES
Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena briefed the Diplomatic community on the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic and the preventive measures the Government of Sri Lanka contemplates taking. The Foreign Minister apprised that adequate preventive measures to curtail the transmission of the virus have been taken by the Government. While appreciating the role of the […]
STATEMENT OF SRI LANKA AT INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE OF THE 43RD SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF ON 02 MARCH 2020 IN REGARDS TO THE REPORT OF HIS VISIT TO SRI LANKA
Madam President, Sri Lanka takes note of the report of Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief following his visit to Sri Lanka from 15 to 26 August 2019, which has been presented to this Council today (A/HRC/43/48/Add.2). The advanced unedited report of the Special Rapporteur (SR) was shared with Sri […]
FOREIGN RELATIONS MINISTER MEETS UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The Leader of the Sri Lanka delegation to the 43rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet this afternoon (28 February). Minister Dinesh Gunawardena reiterated the Government of Sri Lanka’s decision to withdraw from co-sponsorship of resolution 40/1 and the […]
STATEMENT MADE BY HON. DINESH GUNAWARDENA, MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AT THE 43RD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Agenda Item 2 General Debate: Presentation of the written update on the implementation of HRC Resolution 30/1 by the High Commissioner for Human Rights pursuant to HRC resolution 40/1, OHCHR Report on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ (A/HRC/43/19) 27 February 2020 Statement by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills […]
SRI LANKAN AIRLINES FLIGHT LEAVES WUHAN WITH 33 SRI LANKAN STUDENTS AND FAMILY
Following the direction of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Ministry of Foreign Relations in coordination with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, have facilitated the return of the 33 Sri Lankan students and their family members to Sri Lanka from Wuhan. […]
LUXEMBOURG KEEN TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SRI LANKA
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry today for bilateral discussions. Luxembourg extended felicitations to the new Government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Minister Asselborn, who is the longest serving Foreign Minister in Europe and Dean of the European Foreign Ministers’ corps, is the first […]