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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PRESIDENT MAITHRIPALA SIRISENA CONCLUDES A SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO SINGAPORE
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena undertook a visit to Singapore on 23-25 January 2019 to deliver a Keynote Speech at the Third Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific, jointly organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources of Singapore. […]
SRI LANKA-PHILIPPINES JOINT STATEMENT
Upon the invitation of His Excellency Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, undertook a State Visit to the Philippines from15 to 19 January 2019. Recognizing the importance of the visit as the first by a Sri Lankan President […]