International Affairs

Sri Lanka says it remains committed to achieve tangible results in humanitarian disarmament.

The report probing telephone records of Easter Sunday bombers – examined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – has been submitted to the CID which will continue further investigations, the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court was informed yesterday.

The Election Commission (EC) is expected to give the green light for election observers from the Commonwealth and European Union to oversee the presidential elections.

Sri Lanka has been declared by the WHO as the fifth South East Asian country to eradicate measles, the Health Ministry spokesman said.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka (AMCHAM) urged the Government of Sri Lanka to consider approving the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact.

Sri Lanka has sought expertise in preventing violent extremism (PVE) from the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), in the post Easter Sunday scenario where violent extremism has become the biggest threat to national security.

The Government has approved $4.6 billion worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in the first seven months of 2019, International Trade and Development Strategies Minister Malik Samarawickrama told Parliament yesterday.

Macao has relaxed the travel alert on Sri Lanka issued following the Easter Sunday attacks.

Sri Lanka is in the process of taking action on UN Security Council Resolutions on countering violent extremism, which all member states are obliged to comply with, the Foreign Ministry said today.

The Philippines and Sri Lanka are set to enhance military cooperation through the development of bilateral training and diplomacy to fight the threats of insurgency, the Manila Bulletin reported.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will re-examine the closure of her embassy in Colombo in 2017, in view of the important relationship the country has with Sri Lanka.

The European Union (EU) GSP+ monitoring team has briefed Sri Lanka on its initial observations.

Sri Lanka and Australia have re-dedicated themselves to counter people smuggling and discussed in detail avenues for strengthening cooperation to address the recent escalation of the number of people-smuggling ventures from Sri Lanka to Australia since May, 2019, the Foreign Ministry said today.

කොළඹ වරායේ නැගෙනහිර පර්යන්තය ඉන්දියාවට සහ ජපානය හවුල් වූ සමාගමකට විකුණා දැමීමේ උත්සාහයක් පවතින බව වරාය වෘත්තීය සමිති චෝදනා කරයි.

The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Pretoria Kumar Mallimaratchi presented the Commission of Appointment to the newly-appointed Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Botswana Ranjith Priyalal de Silva on 26 August, at a meeting held in the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria. de Silva is a Chartered Accountant and worked as the Managing Director of DPS Consulting Services Ltd. in Botswana.

UNDP Resident Representative Robert Juhkam made a courtesy call on Science, Technology and Research Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe on Tuesday. The two discussed ongoing initiatives between UNDP Sri Lanka and the Ministry, including the Citra Social Innovation Lab, a joint initiative championed by the Science, Technology and Research Ministry.

A heated exchange of words had reportedly broken out between delegates from Pakistan and India at an event held in Colombo yesterday.

Sri Lanka and the State of Odisha in India have sought to further enhance connectivity between them, capitalising on the centuries-old strong historical linkages, a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.