ADDRESS TO THE 74TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY MR. RAVINATHA P ARYASINHA, SECRETARY, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND LEADER OF THE DELEGATION OF SRI LANKA 30 SEPTEMBER 2019
Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha, Leader of the Sri Lanka Delegation addresses the 74th United Nations General Assembly on 30 September 2019 Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is indeed an honour to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) representing Sri Lanka. H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President […]
FOREIGN MINISTRY LED 8TH INTEGRATED CONSULAR MOBILE SERVICE CONCLUDES IN THE NUWARA ELIYA DISTRICT
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the guidance of Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana, conducted an Integrated Consular Mobile Service [ICMS], for the eighth time this year, with the assistance of the Nuwara Eliya District Secretariat at the District Secretariat on Saturday, 14 September 2019. The Ministry had previously conducted ICMS in Trincomalee, Kandy, Kurunegala, Dambulla, […]
SRI LANKA AND VENEZUELA AGREE TO FORGE CLOSER BILATERAL TIES
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vasantha Senanayake meeting the Venezuelan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ruben Dario Molina at the Foreign Ministry, during his recent official visit to Sri Lanka As part of an Asian tour undertaken to promote closer cooperation between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Asian countries, the Vice Minister of Foreign […]
BRING A FRIEND HOME
Sri Lanka is nothing short of a wonder, endowed greatly with natural beauty and a world renowned sense of hospitality. Have you ever felt like there’s only so much you can boast about your country that you wish you could just show your friends around your home? Here’s the perfect opportunity show-off our little pearl […]
Implementing free visa scheme for designated 48 countries
Those who hold passports of listed countries and travel to Sri Lanka from 01.08.2019 to 31.01.2020 for tourist purposes are exempted paying ETA fee, in view of enhancing tourist arrivals from designated countries. However, any foreign national who will be visiting Sri Lanka for a short period is required to apply ETA and ensure pre-approval […]
FOREIGN MINISTER MARAPANA AND HUNGARIAN COUNTERPART PÉTER SZIJJÁRTÓ DISCUSS ROADMAP FOR VIABLE, RESULTS ORIENTED AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SRI LANKA –HUNGARY BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP AS TWO COUNTRIES CELEBRATE SIXTY YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS THIS YEAR
Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana was in Budapest for bilateral discussions with the Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of Hungary Péter Szijjártó last Friday. The visit, undertaken at the invitation of the Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó, coincided with the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Hungary this year (since February […]
NES market diversification business mission to Central Europe
Sri Lanka’s share in the global export market and the contribution of exports to the national GDP has been in decline whereas imports to the country is in the increase. Further exports are dependent on imported inputs therefore, it is noted that the gap between export and import has been continuously increasing. In addition, the […]
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 […]
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 […]