PRESS RELEASES 


15. July 2010

Minister G. L. Peiris Meets with EU Ambassador and Representatives of EU Member States on GSP+ read more...



10. July 2010

The Press Release issued in response by the Ministry of External Affairs on 9 July 2010, following the Statement of 08.07.2010 by the Spokesperson for the Secretary General of the United Nations, concerning the demonstration outside the UN Offices in Colombo read more...



10. July 2010

Sri Lankan expatriates in Vienna have recently donated 49 wheel chairs to disabled children in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan community in association with this mission collected the fund for wheel chairs at an event held on 18th May 2010, in remembrance of those who sacrificed lives during the conflict.
The First Lady Madame Shiranthi Rajapaksa, at a ceremony held on 18th June 2010, at the President's House in Colombo handed over wheel chairs for young children disabled by the conflict in the north and eastern region read and see more...



19. May 2010

President to initiate study on post-conflict Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation read more...



03. May 2010

New Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G. L. Peiris assumes duties read more...



28. April 2010

The new Deputy Minister of External Affairs assumes duties read more...



05. March 2010

The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs donates humanitarian relief items for the people of the north and  a consignment of books to the Jaffna Library read more...



02. March 2010

EDB explores export opportunities in Central Europe read more...



25. February 2010

Sri Lanka strongly Protests British Foreign Secretary's participation at meeting of Global Tamil Forum, an LTTE front organization read more...



09. February 2010

"Sri Lanka looks to the Future"

The Wall Street Journal published an Op-Ed by H. E. President Rajapaksa read more...



09. February 2010

Independence Day Celebrations held in Vienna read more...



08. February 2010

Appointment of New Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Croatia read more...



04. January 2010

Foreign Minstry to focus on a people centered foreign policy in the new year read more...




17. December 2009

Foreign Minister Bogollagama meets his counterparts on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Ministerial meeting in Myanmar, 9-11 December 2009...read more 




02. December 2009

Minister Bogollagama briefs British Parlamentarians on the developments in Sri Lanka at the House of Commons...read more




03. November 2009

The Nepalese Leaders congratulated President Rajapaksa on the defeat of the LTTE and elemination of terrorism in Sri Lanka...read more



06. October 2009

Sri Lanka has great potential for enhancement of Business and commercial ties, says the Foreign Minister Bogollagama...read more.



25. September 2009

Foreign Minister Bogollagama proposed that Sri Lanka and Fiji seek wider areas for bilateral exchanges in human resources in the fields of legal and medical services and technical cooperation, in keeping with Sri Lanka's policy of a more Asia centric focus on international cooperation,... read more  .