SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO VISIT SRI LANKA FROM 1-4 AUGUST 2018
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 01 August for a four-day official visit. This will be her first visit to the country since she assumed the Office of Secretary-General in April 2016. On 01 August, the Secretary-General will call on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and meet the Minister […]
SRI LANKA AND KUWAIT DISCUSS FUTURE COOPERATION
Sri Lanka and Kuwait discuss future cooperation: Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Ali Suleiman Al-Saeed called on Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana on 24 July 2018. Additionally,the Kuwaiti delegation held detailed discussions on bilateral cooperation between Kuwait and Sri Lanka with Additional Secretary (Bilateral Affairs) Sumith Nakandala and Foreign Ministry and other […]
Official Visit of His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Joint Press Statement His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-Cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, and his delegation paid an Official Visit to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka from 12 to 13 July 2018 at the invitation of His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The Prime […]
Prime Minister of Thailand to visit Sri Lanka on 12-13 July 2018
At the invitation of President Maithripala Sirisena, the Prime Minister of Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka on 12 and 13 July 2018. This visit takes place against the backdrop of discussions during President Sirisena’s visit to Thailand in November 2015. Prime Minister Chan-o-cha will arrive in Sri Lanka in […]
SRI LANKA RETAINS TIER 2 RANKING IN THE US TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Sri Lanka retained its Tier 2 ranking in the US State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for the second consecutive year. The 2018 Report which was released on 28 June 2018 can be accessed online at https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/ The annual Trafficking in Persons Report is prepared as per the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of […]
President Maithripala Sirisena’s Poson Poya Day Message
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Poson Poya Day Message
NORWEGIAN STATE SECRETARY FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION VISITS SRI LANKA
Norwegian State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Mr. Jens Frølich Holte, concluded a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Saturday 23 June 2018. During the visit, State Secretary Holte held meetings with the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa, Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of […]
All parties should support unconditionally to protect children of the country – President emphasized
President Maithripala Sirisena says that the Government is paying close attention to save children from various menaces in society, and all the parties should support in this regard to the Government unconditionally. The Daruwan Surakimu (Let’s Protect Children) National Programme is a prominent step towards that vision, the President said that adding the main objective […]
President Maithripala Sirisena’s Eid-Ul-Fitr Message
