International Affairs

Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has appreciated the support given by the Chinese government to Sri Lankans, particularly the large number of Sri Lankan students studying in China, during the present period of difficulty and in facilitating return travel to Sri Lanka for those wishing to do so.

To commemorate India´s 71st Republic Day a special cultural concert “Divine Quartet” featuring legendary maestros from India, Grammy winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Grammy nominated Pandit Subhen Chatterjee enthralled the music lovers of Colombo at BMICH on January 25, 2020. The cultural evening was presented by High Commission of India, Colombo.

The German Federal Foreign Office has granted funds to the Forum on Disarmament and Development (FDD) for the translation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to the Sinhala and Tamil languages.

මෙරට ප්‍රංශ තානාපති එරික් ලැවර්ටු මහතා ඇතුඵ දුත පිරිසක් ඊයේ (28) අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතා හමුවුහ.

A top US official on Friday said that the standard partnership with Sri Lanka will replicate both parties good fortune in strengthening shared values, together with at the important factor of therapeutic the injuries of Sri Lanka’s civil battle.

Pioneering work on UNIDO’s new Country Program for Sri Lanka 2020-’24 commences tomorrow January 24 in Colombo. “UNIDO interventions have a long history of industrial value chain development and improved quality infrastructure of Sri Lankan products. The new country program is based on industry and innovation related Sustainable Development Goals called SDG 9 framework” said Sri Lanka UNIDO Focal Point National Director Nawaz Rajabdeen on 23 January.

European Union election observers yesterday submitted their final report on the 16 November Presidential elections to the Election Commission in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI (M) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation of SL Navy commander, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva from 25-29 January.

කොට්ටාව සිට පිටකොටුව දක්වා කණු මතින් දිවෙන විදුලි කාර් සේවාවක් ආරම්භ කිරීමට ව්‍යාපෘති වාර්තාවක් චීනය මගින් ආණ්ඩුවට ලබාදී ඇත.

Sri Lanka Government is compelled to sign with the US to abide the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) allegedly grants US military personnel, US military contractors and US military suppliers the same perks and privileges granted to technical and administrative officers of the US Embassy.

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has made a total of 23 recommendations following observations during the Presidential Election 2019, including six priority recommendations focusing on the revision of the Presidential Election Act and the introduction of campaign finance and campaign expenditure regulations.

Four new ambassadors and a new High Commissioner concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo yesterday.

Canada and Sri Lanka have had talks on reconciliation in the country, the Foreign Ministry said today.

A high level team from United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna joined by no less than the UN Resident Coordinator Sri Lanka launched the next phase of Sri Lanka industry revolution on 24 January in Colombo.

The European Union has announced that it has decided to extend the GSP Plus facility for Sri Lanka to 2023. Meanwhile, the ambassadors of the countries of the European Union expressed their interest in investing in Sri Lanka and asked Industrial Export, Investment Promotion and Civil Aviation Minister Prasasnna Ranatunga to explore the possibility of recommencing Sri Lankan flights to European countries.

The State of Qatar offers to help Sri Lanka to establish a reliable network for clean energy production. It will bring in a consortium of top notch companies in energy sector for the purpose.

Sri Lanka has decided to outsource visa services for Chinese tourists to a sub-agent in China.

Renowned journalist C.A. Chandraprema has been appointed as the new Sri Lankan Ambassador to Geneva, it is reported.