EXTENSION OF THE TRAVEL BAN TO ENTER ITALY FROM SRI LANKA
The existing travel ban on travelers to enter Italy from Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh has been extended 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 August 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 by the Italian health authority. Accordingly, travelers those who have transited/stayed in those [...]
STATE MINISTER OF REGIONAL COOPERATION DISCUSSES ENHANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC TIES WITH BAHRAIN
In line with the mandate of the State Ministry of Regional Cooperation to enhance economic relations with the Middle-East, State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya held a phone discussion with Minister of Industry, Commerce [...]
AMBASSADOR OF MYANMAR TO SRI LANKA CALLS ON THE FOREIGN MINISTER
he Ambassador of Myanmar to Sri Lanka U Han Thu called on the Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 16 July. The Foreign Minister Gunawardena emphasized on the longstanding Sri Lanka Myanmar fraternal bilateral ties and [...]
STATE MINISTER OF REGIONAL COOPERATION HOLDS DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION OF OMAN TO ENHANCE BILATERAL ECONOMIC TIES
In line with the mandate of the State Ministry of Regional Cooperation to enhance economic relations with the Middle-East, State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya, held virtual deliberations with Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion [...]
NEW AMBASSADOR OF VIET NAM TO SRI LANKA CALLS ON THE FOREIGN MINISTER
Newly appointed Ambassador of Viet Nam to Sri Lanka Ho Thi Thanh Truc called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry, on 15 July, 2021. Welcoming the Viet Nam Ambassador to Sri Lanka Truc, [...]
INCENTIVE SCHEME ON INWARD WORKER REMITTANCES AS PER THE BUDGET PROPOSAL 2021
As per the budget proposal 2021, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has introduced an incentive scheme that provides additional incentive on top of the normal exchange rate for foreign exchange remittances sent by migrant [...]
SRI LANKA LAUNCHES THE SUBMARINE CABLE PROTECTION AND RESILIENCE FRAMEWORK
On 15 July 2021, at a stakeholder meeting chaired by Secretary to the President Dr. P. B. Jayasundara launched the Submarine Cable Protection and Resilience Framework. Sri Lanka is the first country in Asia to [...]
STATEMENT BY HON. DINESH GUNAWARDENA, FOREIGN MINISTER OF SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA: REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” TASHKENT, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN, 15-16 JULY 2021
Your Excellency Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzebkistan, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to participate in this high-level forum dedicated to discussing the very relevant topic of connectivity between two [...]
US AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE FOREIGN MINISTER
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz called on the Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena 13 July. The Foreign Minister Gunawardena thanked the government and people of the United States for the assistance extended [...]