International Affairs
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂයේ ජනාධිපති ධුර අපේක්ෂකයා සම්බන්ධයෙන් මතුව ඇති අර්බුදය කඩිනමින් විසඳා ගන්නා ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වෙසෙන තානාපතිවරු සහ මහ කොමසාරිස්වරු අගමැති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහගෙන් ඉල්ලා තිබේ.
As part of an Asian tour undertaken to promote closer cooperation between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Asian countries, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, Middle East and Oceania of Venezuela, Ruben Dario Molina visited Sri Lanka from 24 to 28 August 2019.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to take on an official visit to the Republic of Maldives on Monday (02 September), following an invitation extended to him by the President of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana yesterday, to discuss the current situation in Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Samantha K. Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka has taken keen interest in promoting mutual dialogue and collaboration among member states to ensure maritime safety, particularly safe and peaceful navigation in the Indian Ocean, sustainable fishing, reducing ocean pollution among others. The country has enacted the Sustainable Development Act in 2017 and is incorporating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in to its national policies she said. She assured that Sri Lanka will look for more intense collaboration with the Commission in areas of mutual interest.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rt.Rev.Justin Welby, the spiritual head of the Anglican Church, will arrive in Sri Lanka today on a three-day visit as a mark of solidarity with Sri Lanka.
INTERPOL has provided Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities access to dozens of databases, including one with records of over 50,000 foreign fighters and terrorists, in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings.
Ambassador Saroja Sirisena presented Letters of Credence to Actg. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Cornel Feruta on 23 August, at the Vienna International Centre accrediting her as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the IAEA.
Sri Lanka women entrepreneurship is being promoted through the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Line of Credit Project aided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) .
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු මහ කොමසාරිස් H.E. Robina Marks මහත්මිය සහ විපක්‍ෂ නායක මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතා අතර හමුවක් අද පෙරවරුවේ සිදුවිය.
A top US official yesterday expressed the hope that Sri Lanka will eventually approve the $ 480 million grant-led Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact program, and the American aid agency will also consider extended time for finalisation as a special case. “Our Board meets quarterly and the next meeting is on 18 September. They will talk about Sri Lanka and try to understand why we have has some challenges in getting the program approved by the Cabinet in a timely manner.
SoSri Lanka Pro Men's QS3,000’ ඉසව්ව මෙම මස ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අරුගම්බේදී ආරම්භවන බව ලෝක සර්ෆ් ලීගය (WSL) නිවේදනය කරයි.
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, yesterday voted to approve extradition treaties with Sri Lanka and Vietnam, the Xinhua news agency reported.
His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community arrived in Colombo to conduct a series sermons in the city yesterday.
A group of UN experts expressed serious concern at the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Sri Lanka’s army chief, and urged the Government to advance long overdue reforms of the security sector and investigate past abuses.
Germany is stepping up its economic engagement with Sri Lanka via a spate of bilateral initiatives whilst calling for greater liberalisation and reforms to spur more investments and trade.
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