Ms. Aruni Wijewardane has been appointed as Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with effect from 20th May 2022. She will assume duties at the Ministry on 23rd May 2022. Ms. Wijewardane has been a Member of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service for 34 years. During...
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A Virtual Commemoration of the International Day of Vesak – 16 May 2022
New Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Tyrol appointed
Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe handed over the Commission of Appointment to Dr. Christian Steppan as the new Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in the administrative area of Tyrol in Austria. Dr. Christian Steppan obtained his PHD in International Relations from the...
Special statement of Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Statement Statement (E)
Thanksgiving Holy Mass for Rev. Fr. A. Anthony Surendrakumar, CMF
Thanksgiving Holy Mass for Rev. Fr. A. Antony Surendrakumar CMF was officiated by His Lordship Franz Scharl, the Auxiliary Bishop at Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Hirschstetten, Vienna on 12 March 2022. Rev. Fr. Antony Surendrakumar together with...
Ordination of Rev. Suseela of Austria
The ordination of first ever Austrian national was held in Austria on 6 March 2022 at the Dhamma-Zentrum Nyanaponika in Austria. Most Ven. Dr. Wijayarajapura Seelawansa Thero, the founder and the Chief Incumbent of the Dhamma-Zentrum Nyanaponika in Austria ordained...
Foreign Ministry Facilitates Evacuation of Sri Lankans in Ukraine and Belarus in Coordination with Sri Lanka Missions in Ankara, Warsaw and Moscow
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to liaise closely with the Sri Lanka Embassies in Ankara and Warsaw to facilitate the safe passage and evacuation of Sri Lankan expatriates / students in Ukraine. Seventeen (17) Sri Lankan nationals departed from Ukraine...
Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe presents Letter of Credence in Czech Republic
Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe presented the Letter of Credence to the President of the Czech Republic His Excellency Miloš Zeman at the Prague Castle, accrediting as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Czech Republic on 23 February...
Exemption of pre-departure COVID-19 testing (PCR/Rapid Antigen Test) of fully-vaccinated travellers arriving in Sri Lanka
2022-2-25 Exemption of PRE DEPARTURE-COVID-19 testing for FULLY VACCINATED