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 […]
FOREIGN MINISTERS OF SRI LANKA AND SWITZERLAND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ARREST OF SRI LANKAN EMPLOYEE OF SWISS MISSION
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena this evening (18 December) received a telephone call from the Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis regarding the status of the Sri Lankan employee at the Swiss Embassy Ms. Garnier Banister Francis. She is presently in custody on reasonable suspicion of committing offenses under Sections 120 and 190 of the Penal […]
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 […]
New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
The new Cabinet of Ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat.