FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER G.L. PEIRIS ATTENDS BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE SIDELINES OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF THE 49TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN GENEVA
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris and the Sri Lanka delegation had high level bilateral meetings on 28 February, 2022, with the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and [...]
49TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT STATEMENT BY HON. PROF. G.L. PEIRIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF SRI LANKA
Mr. President, Sri Lanka is an active participant in the multilateral framework to realize the promotion and protection of human rights. Fundamental rights are embodied in our Constitution, progressively advanced through our democratically elected organs [...]
DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE: STATUS UPDATE ON SRI LANKAN NATIONALS
The Foreign Ministry continues to closely monitor developments in Ukraine. Towards this end, the Ministry is currently engaged in the evacuation of approximately forty (40) Sri Lankan nationals, including two (02) students in Ukraine via [...]
STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS THE FOCUS OF SEVERAL MEETINGS IN PARIS
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L Peiris met with Minister Delegate for Trade and Economic Attractiveness Franck Reister at the Foreign Ministry in Paris to discuss French support for the expansion of economic relations with Sri Lanka [...]
SRI LANKA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IDENTIFY AREAS FOR CLOSE COLLABORATION
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L Peiris met with the Commissioner of the European Union for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen, on the sidelines of the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, held at the French Foreign [...]
STATEMENT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE
The Government of Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the recent escalation of violence in Ukraine. Sri Lanka calls upon all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint and work towards the immediate cessation of hostilities, [...]
THE AMBASSADOR OF SRI LANKA TO ITALY JAGATH WELLAWATTE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC SERGIO MATTARELLA
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Italy Jagath Wellawatte presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella at the Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome on 18 February, 2022. Following the presentation [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PROF. PEIRIS PRESENTS SRI LANKAN PERSPECTIVE TO SENATORS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L Peiris was the Guest of Honour at a breakfast meeting with the Chair and Members of the France- Sri Lanka Friendship Group in the Senate of the French Republic. Minister Prof. [...]
SRI LANKAN AND DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTERS RESOLVE TO INTENSIFY COOPERATION
Foreign Minister Professor G.L Peiris met with Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra on the sidelines of the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, held at the Foreign Ministry of the French Republic in [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PROF. PEIRIS EMPHASIZES SRI LANKA’S ROLE AT OCEAN AFFAIRS MINISTERIAL FORUM IN PARIS
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris addressed the Ministerial Forum for Co-operation in the Indo-Pacific, which was held at the Conference Centre of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris. This was part of [...]