CHARGE D’ AFFAIRES A.I. OF THE EMBASSY OF KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ABDULLAH A. ORKOBI CALLED ON THE FOREIGN MINISTER
Charge d’ Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdulelah A. A.Orkobi, called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Prof) G.L. Peiris at the Foreign Ministry on 30 June 2022. At the meeting, Foreign [...]
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN MINISTER PEIRIS
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka, Yury Materiy, called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris on 29 June, 2022 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Peiris and Ambassador [...]
FOREIGN SECRETARY ARUNI WIJEWARDANE MEETS VISITING DELEGATION FROM U.S.TREASURY AND STATE DEPARTMENT
Secretary, Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane met a senior delegation representing the United States Department of the Treasury and the Department of State led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Asia Robert Kaproth and the Deputy [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PEIRIS ATTENDS THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING 2022 (CHOGM) IN KIGALI, RWANDA FROM 23–25 JUNE, 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris, on behalf of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, attended the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which took place in Kigali, Rwanda from 24 to 25 June, 2022. The [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PEIRIS HOLDS BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMONWEALTH FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE SIDE-LINES OF CHOGM 2022
In a series of bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022 (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda from 24–25 June 2022, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris met with [...]
CONSULAR SERVICES FOR PUBLIC ONLY ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY
Due to the prevailing situation in the country, the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide services to the public only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with effect from June 30, [...]
SRI LANKA’S CANDIDATE PROF. RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS ELECTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW)
Professor Rangita De Silva De Alwis was elected to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women for the term 2023-2026 representing Sri Lanka at the elections conducted during the [...]
FOREIGN MINISTER PEIRIS MEETS INDIA’S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ON THE SIDE-LINES OF CHOGM 2022
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held a bilateral discussion with, Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. S. Jaishankar on 23 June on the sidelines of the CHOGM Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. Foreign Minister Peiris [...]
INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY VINAY KWATRA CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY ARUNI WIJEWARDANE
Foreign Secretary of India Vinay Kwatra who paid a one day visit to Sri Lanka on 23 June, 2022 met with Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the [...]
INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY VINAY KWATRA AND DELEGATION VISIT SRI LANKA
The Foreign Secretary of India Vinay Kwatra arrived in Sri Lanka this morning on a one day visit related to the bilateral assistance provided to Sri Lanka by India in the current economic situation. The [...]
SRI LANKA AND NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET ON THE SIDELINES OF CHOGM 2022
A bilateral meeting took place between Minister of Foreign Affairs G.L. Peiris and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Local Government of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta, 22 June on the sidelines of the CHOGM Summit in [...]