PRESS RELEASE



04. February 2012

National Day Celebrations held at Sri Lanka Embassy, Vienna, Austria read more...

29. December 2011

Sri Lanka Tourism achieves record-breaking 800.000 arrivals in 2011 read more...

04. October 2011

Austrian President receives Credentials from Sri Lankan Ambassador read more...

 29. July 2011

New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka presents credentials the Director General of the United Nations Office at Vienna Mr. Yury Fedotov read more...

10. May 2011

New vistas of mutual cooperation between Sri Lanka and Israel read more...

05. May 2011

Minister of External Affairs briefs diplomatic community on Darusman report read more...

02. May 2011

Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman pledges support for Sri Lanka read more...

02. May 2011

The Government of Sri Lanka reiterates its position that the "Darusman Report" is fundamentally flawed in many respects read more...

05. April 2011

External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris meets British Lawmakers in the House of Commons read more...

30. March 2011

Foreign Minister of Czech Republic compliments Sri Lanka on rapid progress - bilateral Talks with Prof. G. L. Peiris in Prague read more...

29. March 2011

Hon. Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris and Hon. Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic Miroslav Kalousek sign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement at Ministry of Finance in Prague read more...

27. March 2011

Hon. Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris to visit Czech Republic read more...

11. March 2011

Sri Lanka and Brazil to increase cooperation in priority sectors read more...

23. February 2011

Sri Lanka and the UK agree to strengthen business relations read more...

23. February 2011

EU re-lists LTTE following comprehensive review of listed terrorist groups read more...

05. February 2011

Independence Day Celebrations held in Vienna  read more...

 05. February 2011

Sri Lankan Music Concert "Pradeepanjalee" enthralls Vienna audience read more...

19. January 2011

Sri Lanka takes part at the Austrian "Ferien" Tourism and Travel Fair read more...

 18. December 2010

United Nations Secretary - General's Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka read more...

09. December 2010

Minister of External Affairs, Prof G. L. Peiris calls on the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari read more...

16. November 2010

Sri Lanka Embassy in Vienna conducts tree planting ceremony to commemorate 65th Birthday and Inauguration of the Second Term of Office of H. E. the President read more...

11. November 2010

Sri Lanka and Iranian Ministers discuss roadmap for extended economic co-operation read more...

11. November 2010

Sri Lanka - Kuwait relations to be strengthened in trade, tourism and employment read more...

11. November 2010

Gitanjana Gunawardena, Deputy Minister of External Affairs holds discussions with the Vice Minister of External Affairs of Mexico read more...

11. November 2010

Iran committed to Sri Lanka's rapid economic development President Ahemdinejad assures Prof. Peiris in Tehran read more...

11. November 2010

Minister of External Affairs leads Sri Lanka Delegation to 9th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting, Tehran 8-9 November 2010 read more...

11. November 2010

German Parliamentary Delegation holds discussions with Minister G. L. Peiris read more...

11. November 2010

Government of Sri Lanka establishes an Inter - Agency Advisory Committee to facilitate the implementation of the interim recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) read more...


11. November 2010

UK Parliamentarians hail "remarkable" post-conflict progress read more...

9. November 2010

Recalling age-old, time-tested UK - Sri Lanka friendship - Acting Minister invites more investments from the UK read more...

5. November 2010

The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka launch an affiliated programme in Vienna, Austria in cooperation with the Department of the Study of Religions, University of Vienna read more...

21. October 2010

Externail Affairs Minister Hon. Prof. G. L. Peiris meets his Indian counterpart Hon. S. M. Krishna read more...

18. October 2010

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission letter to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and International Crisis Group - Judge us on performance, not prejudice read more...


08. October 2010

Sri Lanka participates at the East West Business Forum 2010 in Brno, Czech Republic read more...

05. October 2010

External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris continued with his bilateral discussions in New York read more...

05. October 2010

Minister Peiris meets with Foreign Ministers of Canada, Spain and Republic of Korea on the sidelines of the 65th UNGA in New York read more...

28. September 2010

H. E. the President meets with UN Secretary General read more...

28. September 2010

Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in New York on 22nd September 2010 read more...

24. September 2010

Visit of Hon. Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Power and Energy of Sri Lanka to Vienna, Austria: 20-23 September 2010 read more...

09. September 2010

Sri Lanka and China enhance cooperation read more...

16. August 2010

Sri Lanka dispatches flood relief to Pakistan read more...

15. July 2010

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

10. July 2010

Press Release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on 9 July 2010, 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 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...