International Affairs

Lord Tariq Ahmed of Wimbledon, British Minister of State for Commonwealth, UN and South Asia, currently visiting Sri Lanka, has commended the efforts taken by the Government to strengthen the process of reconciliation amidst the severe challenge posed by the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday.

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha on Thursday welcomed the proposal for the readmission of the Maldives to the Commonwealth family, reiterating that Sri Lanka fully supports the fast track procedure previously applied in the readmission of Gambia, to allow the Maldives to participate fully at CHOGM 2020 in Rwanda.

The United Nations has been accused of “cherry picking” on Sri Lanka Peacekeeper issue.

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha, who is presently leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, met with Office of Counterterrorism (OCT) Under-Secretary General Vladimir Voronkov and his team, and Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) Assistant Secretary General (ASG) and Executive Director Michéle Coninsx on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week. Ambassador Kshenuka Senewiratne, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and other senior officials were associated with the Foreign Secretary.

High Commissioner (HC) of Malaysia, Tan Yan Thai, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama along with Malaysian officials from Malaysia External Development Corporation and Malaysian Investment Development Authority(MIDA).

U.S. and foreign companies expressed concern on inconsistent and unpredictable policies, including taxation, customs procedures, and regulatory approvals of the Sri Lankan government headed by President Maithripala Sirisena .

මෙරට අමෙරිකානු නියෝජ්‍ය තානාපති මාටින් ඩී කේලි සහ ලංකා කම්කරු කොග්‍රසයේ නායක නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රි ආරුමුගන් තොණ්ඩමන් අතර විශේෂ සකාච්ඡාවක් ඊයේ (01) පස්වරුවේ නුවරඑළිය ගොල්ෆ් ක්‍රිඩාංගණ සමාජ ශාලාවේදී පවත්වා තිබෙනවා.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement is currently a topic of contention in the public domain. Misinformation is widespread, and many valid concerns about the agreement have gone with the wind.

Businesses in Sri Lanka that offer childcare support to their employees are to gain a significant positive impact on recruitment, retention and productivity of workers, especially women.

Few countries can qualitatively match the troops sent by Sri Lanka who have extensive professional experience in all aspects of peacekeeping and providing humanitarian assistance, Sri Lanka told the UN on Monday.

The World Bank has urged Sri Lanka to invest in human capital in preparing for a new emerging world and gain success in today’s rapidly evolving knowledge economy.

The UN under Secretary General (USG) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, stated that only 25% of the troops from Sri Lanka presently engaged in peacekeeping operations will be replaced, when they complete their term in Lebanon.

India says bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka have seen many positive developments in recent times.

Only 25% of the troops from Sri Lanka, presently engaged in peacekeeping operations, would be replaced, when they complete their term in Lebanon, United Nations Department of Peace Operations Under Secretary General Mr Jean-Pierre Lacroix has told Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha, a media release said.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුළ ඇමෙරිකානු සෙබලුන් හත්සියයකට ආසන්න පිරිසක් මේ වන විට රැඳී සිටින බව අනාවරණයය වී ඇත.

The Chinese Embassy on Monday marked 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic. President Maithripala Sirisena visited the celebrations and is here seen with China's Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan.

The United Nations (UN) has clarified its role in Sri Lanka after it was accused of being biased and supporting some Presidential candidates.

Sri Lanka reaffirmed its commitment to efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to address current global challenges.