International Affairs

The United Kingdom and Canada are disappointed with Sri Lanka’s decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship from a UN Resolution.

The government will be implementing three major liquefied natural gas deals with China, India and Japan to add 1400 MW to the national grid without considering a US/ Canada and Sri Lanka joint venture project approved by the BOI in 2012, company officials alleged.

The cabinet has approved a proposal to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo) for the development of the Jaffna International Airport with the Government of India.

During the call on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday, High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Muhammad Saad Khattak informed the Prime Minister that Pakistan is offering 1,000 fully-funded scholarships to Sri Lankan students under the Allama Iqbal Scholarships program.

Sri Lanka’s narcotic prevention activities are to be reinvigorated by using fully modernised methods and sophisticated equipment with Japanese government assistance, Prime Minister’s office announced.

Afghanistan Ambassador to Sri Lanka M. Asharf Haidari pledged that Afghanistan would provide its assistance to Sri Lanka in countering drug trafficking in the South Asian region.

Zambian Government has explored the possibility of sharing the expertise and experiences of the Sri Lankan military which had been able todefeat the world's most ruthless terrorist organization, the LTTE on 18 May 2009.

Sri Lanka plantation school infrastructure facilities are to be upgraded with Indian government assistance

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has raised a number of concerns in a report on Sri Lanka presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, ahead of the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council to be held from 24 February – 20 March 2020.

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Donald Trump has wrapped up a spectacle-filled visit to India, where he was greeted by massive crowds in a “Namaste Trump” event, took in the grandeur of the Taj Mahal and declared U.S.-India relations to be “stronger than ever before.”

Sri Lanka noted its war efforts have not been recognised by Hollywood, yet the country is proud its security forces completed the task assigned to them.

A four-member delegation of the German Parliament led by Dr. Peter Ramsauer, Head of the Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from 19th to 24th of February.

ශී‍්‍ර ලංකාව ජිනීවා යෝජනාවෙන් ඉවත් වීමට මුල් වූ කරුණු පැහැදිලි කිරීම සඳහා විදේශ ඇමැති දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතා මානව හිමිකම් කොමසාරිස් මිචෙලි බැචලට් මහත්මිය සමග සාකච්ඡාවක් ඉල්ලා ඇතත් ඇය මෙතෙක් ඒ සඳහා දිනයක් නියම කර නැත.

A Japanese construction and engineering firm accused of tender bending in Japan has been awarded the contract to build a new US$570 million (RM2.3 billion) terminal for Sri Lanka’s Katunayake International airport, as Tokyo re-emerges as a key infrastructure backer amid a push of Chinese projects.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit Japan in May and participate at the global conference “The future of Asia” by becoming one of the first leaders from South Asia to bring fresh insight to the conference, the President’s Media Division said.

NEW DELHI - President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will sign an agreement to sell $3 billion worth of U.S. helicopters and other equipment to India's military.

India will sign an agreement with Sri Lanka to develop the Jaffna''s Palaly airport in the Northern province, an official statement said on Thursday.

The United States (US) Congress is to be informed of Sri Lanka’s objections to the travel restrictions imposed by the United States on Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff and his immediate family.