It is our responsibility in the New Year 2021 to work together as Sri Lankans shedding all differences to safeguard the dignity, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka while maintaining ‘Kalyana Mithra’ friendly relations with all countries...
Despite the worsening global situation triggered by the Covid pandemic, the process of repatriation of Sri Lankans, one of the most pressing challenges at hand has been judiciously spear headed by the Foreign Ministry under the directive of Minister...
Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 5th to 7th January 2021 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. During his visit, Minister Dr. Jaishankar is scheduled to have bilateral meetings...
The year 2020 was a period most of us would like to forget in a hurry, primarily because of horrendous effects, which the coronavirus pandemic has had over humanity throughout the world. The pandemic that we are currently experiencing is by far the most severe global...
Eminent international legal luminaries, Managing Director and Head of Projects for Morocco and Sudan at the Max Planck Foundation Prof. Rüdiger Wolfrum and member of the United Nations International Law Commission Sir Michael Wood were among the speakers at a webinar...
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage together with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Luo Zhaohui, chaired the 11th session of the diplomatic consultations between Sri Lanka and China virtually on 23 November 2020. While...
Excellencies, Hon.Chairman, Distinguished delegates, Ayubowan. It is my pleasure to be invited to address this august gathering, representing my country. Let me commence my remarks by congratulating His Excellency Luhut B. Panjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime...
Hon. Mariya Didi, Defence Minister of Maldives, Shri Ajit Doval, National Security Adviser of India, Defence Secretary Major General Kamal Gunaratne, Foreign Secretary Admiral Professor Jayanath Colombage, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me, at the...
දැනට පවතින COVID-19 වසංගතය තත්වය සහ ඔස්ට්රියානු රජය විසින් පනවා ඇති රෙගුලාසි ප්රකාරව තානාපති කාර්යාලය විසින් 2020 නොවැම්බර් 17 වන අඟහරුවාදා සිට 2020 දෙසැම්බර් 4 වන සිකුරාදා දක්වා බලපැවැත්වෙන පරිදි කොන්සියුලර් සේවා සීමා කර ඇත. එම කාලය තුළ තානාපති කාර්යාලය මගින්...
The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka urges all prospective Sri Lankan travellers both inbound and outbound to be cautious of individuals who demand payment / fee or any form of financial charges to facilitate entry permission to Sri Lanka or any third country. The...
