FOREIGN MINISTER DINESH GUNAWARDENA DISCUSSES EU-SRI LANKA COOPERATION WITH EU AMBASSADORS IN COLOMBO
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met the Colombo-based senior diplomatic representation of the European Union (EU) on Friday, 09 April 2021 at the Foreign Ministry, and apprised them on political and economic developments in Sri Lanka. [...]
SRI LANKA AND NEW ZEALAND INAUGURATE FOREIGN MINISTRY CONSULTATIONS
The First Round of Foreign Ministry Consultations between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was held virtually on 08 April 2021. The meeting was co-chaired by Actg. Director General of the East Asia Division of the [...]
GAZETTE NOTIFICATION TO RECRUIT 40 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO JOIN THE SRI LANKA FOREIGN SERVICE (SLFS)
Gazette notification to recruit 40 eligible candidates to join the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) The Foreign Ministry is pleased to inform that a gazette notification to recruit 40 eligible candidates to join the Sri [...]
SRI LANKA AND AFGHANISTAN SIGN MOU ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS MECHANISM BETWEEN FOREIGN MINISTRY OF SRI LANKA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF AFGHANISTAN
Today (07/04), Sri Lanka and Afghanistan signed the MoU on Establishment of a Political Consultations Mechanism between Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. The MoU that provides for [...]
ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR SRI LANKANS LIFTED
Entry Requirement for Sri Lankans Lifted Under the directive of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Foreign Ministry reviewed the entry procedure today, 06 April 2021, as a measure of relief for prospective Lankan returnees. Under the [...]
STATE MINISTER OF REGIONAL COOPERATION MEETS CHINESE AMBASSADOR AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka, HE Qi Zhenhong, paid a courtesy call on State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya at the Foreign Meeting 01 April 2021. The State Minister of Regional Cooperation conveyed [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR EARLY CONCLUSION OF CHARTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BIMSTEC SPEAKERS AND PARLIAMENTARIANS AT THE 17TH BIMSTEC MINISTERIAL MEETING
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, called for early conclusion of the Charter of the Association of BIMSTEC Speakers and Parliamentarians, in his welcome address at the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for [...]
SPECIAL NOTICE – REPATRIATION TO SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan expatriates who wish to be repatriated to Sri Lanka in the prevailing pandemic situation are reminded to follow the under mentioned procedure to return to Sri Lanka a) Sri Lankan expatriates (holders of [...]
Appointment of the Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to Sri Lanka
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Mrs. Ho Thi Thanh Truc as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic [...]