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 […]
COLOMBO MEETING PRESSES FOR RATIONALIZATION OF AREAS OF COOPERATION AND ADOPTION OF A BIMSTEC CHARTER
Rationalization of areas of cooperation of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and draft Charter of the organization were deliberated and a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed between the BIMSTEC Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank was agreed on during the 2nd meeting of the (BIMSTEC) Permanent […]
SRI LANKA SAYS TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO CONSOLIDATE ON SRI LANKA’S RESTORATION OF NORMALCY POST 21/4
Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha who is presently leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, met with Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General, Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT) and his team and Ms. Michéle Coninsx, Assistant-Secretary-General (ASG) and Executive Director of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly […]
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 […]