FOREIGN MINISTER APPRECIATES MULTIFACETED PARTNERSHIP WITH ITALY
The Ambassador of Italy to Sri Lanka Rita Giuliana Manella paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Thursday 2 September at the Foreign Ministry. The Ambassador extended her warm felicitations to Minister [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PEIRIS MEETS UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR HANAA SINGER- HAMDY
Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris received the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) Hanaa Singer – Hamdy, on a courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo on 2 September. Minister Peiris thanked the UNRC for [...]
LIBYAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS SRI LANKA TO MONITOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS LATER THIS YEAR
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris met the Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Libya in Sri Lanka Amar A.M. Muftah, on Wednesday, 01 September 2021 at the Foreign Ministry and [...]
LTTE PROSCRIPTION IN THE UK
The Government of Sri Lanka has been made aware that the UK Home Secretary has decided to maintain the proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization under the UK [...]
THAILAND DONATES COVID-19 RELATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO SRI LANKA
Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage accepted a donation of medical equipment today (01/09) from Chargè d’ affaires of the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo Tayatat Kanjanapipatkul at a symbolic ceremony at the Foreign Ministry. The donation [...]
APOSTOLIC NUNCIO DISCUSSES EASTER SUNDAY BOMBING INVESTIGATION IN MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio (the Vatican Ambassador) to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris on Tuesday 31 August at the Foreign Ministry. During the meeting, the [...]
NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Sri Lanka Trine Jøranli Eskedal paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Monday 30 August 2021 at the Foreign Ministry. During discussions, Foreign Minister Peiris appreciated [...]
SRI LANKA SEEKS SAFETY OF TRAVELLERS FROM AFGHANISTAN
Sri Lanka continues to monitor the developments in Afghanistan and remains concerned about the situation, including its humanitarian aspect. Sri Lanka has been facilitating, with the assistance of its international partners, evacuation of its citizens [...]
ENTRY OF SRI LANKANS TO ITALY WITH EFFECT FROM 31ST AUGUST 2021
Italian Ministry of Health New Ordinance regarding Entry to Italy Art. 3 In order to contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the entry and the transit into Italy is permitted to the people who, in the preceding [...]
AMBASSADOR OF TURKEY TO SRI LANKA PAYS COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Sri Lanka Demet Şekercioğlu paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris on Wednesday 25 August at the Foreign Ministry. During discussions, Foreign Minister Peiris highlighted [...]
CONSULAR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE FOREIGN MINISTRY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The Consular Affairs and Overseas Sri Lankans Division of the Foreign Ministry authenticates various documents through the Electronic Documentation Attestation System (e-DAS), which was implemented in 2017, facilitating Sri Lankans to travel abroad mainly for [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PROF. G. L PEIRIS DISCUSSES STRENGTHENING MUTUAL COOPERATION WITH AUSTRALIA
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris at a courtesy call paid by the High Commissioner of Australia David Holly on 25 August 2021, discussed avenues for advancing bilateral relations with Australia across multiple fields of mutual interest. [...]