International Charity Bazaar 2019 – SHOM in Warsaw

Sri Lanka Embassy in Warsaw, Poland participated in the International Charity Bazaar 2019, held at the Marriot Hotel in Warsaw. The Charity Bazaar organized annually by the Association of Spouses of Heads of Missions (SHOM) Warsaw on the 8th of December 2019. The event is held to raise funds for charitable organizations that help the poor […]

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 […]