International Affairs

EU GSP+ concession regime will continue to be applicable for Sri Lanka’s exports to the UK following Brexit until the end of the transition period, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

The U.S. Ambassador Alaina Teplitz paid a courtesy visit on Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today at the Speaker’s official residence.

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.

This visit is a key step in further uplifting relations, being the first by a Luxembourg foreign minister to Sri Lanka. Furthermore, the two countries have elevated bilateral relations with the accrediting of the Luxembourg Ambassador in New Delhi to Sri Lanka from this month onwards. Prime Minister Rajapaksa stressed that one of the key priorities for Sri Lanka now is to bring investors into the country, with the new Government providing many incentives to facilitate those interested.

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.

Pakistan has offers to share intelligence with Sri Lanka to combat drug trafficking, terrorism and extremist activities.

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.

තෙදින නිල සංචාරයක් සදහා ආග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතා ලබන මස ඉන්දියාව බලා පිටත්ව යාමට නියමිතව තිබේ.

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.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday for bilateral discussions with Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

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.

A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in talks with Sri Lanka on the way forward, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said today.

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.