International Affairs

Sri Lanka and Israel marking a historical landmark in the bilateral relations between the countries signed a bilateral agreement on the Temporary Employment of Sri Lankan workers in specific Labour Market Sectors in Israel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel in Jerusalem on February 24, a release issued by the Foreign Relations Ministry said.

In view of the upcoming parliamentary elections, the European Union (EU) has recommended that the Government of Sri Lanka puts in place an action plan to affirm its commitment to reconciliation, the rule of law (also with a view to ending impunity for war crimes), the protection of civil society, independent media and human rights.

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.

The Government will soon ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India to develop the Jaffna International Airport, a top Minister confirmed.

Germany says it is ready to continue to support the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka, especially in view of the German history.

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.

Out-going Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and said it was an honour to work as the Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

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.

ජගත් මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ සම්මත කරගෙන ඇති යෝජනාවල සම අනුග්‍රාහකත්වයෙන් ඉවත් වන බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය ප්‍රකාශ කළද, සංහිඳියාව, මානව හිමිකම් ආරක්ෂා කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වගවීමෙන් හා නීත්‍යනුකූල බැඳීම්වලින් ඉවත් විය නොහැකි බව ප්‍රංශ රජය අවධාරණය කරනවා.

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.

The Parliamentary Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of veteran musician Rohana Baddage as the new Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Maldives.

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

Sri Lankan authorities have expressed interest in a range of options for future engagement with the IMF but the specifics will be discussed after the next review in mid-April, the IMF said on Thursday.

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.