Brazilian Minister in SL to hold bilateral talks

Brazilian Minister of External Relations Antonio Patriota met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning in Colombo.
Patriota who is in the Island to hold bilateral talks with Sri Lanka has told the President that Brazil acknowledges the significant post-conflict progress made by Sri Lanka on many fronts.
The Brazilian Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka marks the first [...]

Visakhapatnam to be connected to Colombo and Trincomalee

Sri Lanka says the city of Visakhapatnam which is located in the Eastern coast of India will be connected to Colombo via direct flights and to Trincomalee through a ferry service.
This was disclosed by Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner for India Prasad Kariyawasam who was speaking at a recent seminar organized by the Andra Chamber of [...]

Bangladesh wants to learn military lessons from SL

Bangladesh has expressed its interest to study the military strategies adopted by Sri Lanka in defeating terrorism.
This interest has been expressed by the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen who is currently in Sri Lanka.
The Bangladeshi Army Chief who arrived in the country yesterday met both the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and [...]

Rosli Ismail ends his term in Sri Lanka

Malaysian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Rosli Ismail who has ended his term in Sri Lanka made a farewell courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga were also present at the occasion.
The meeting took place during today.

British HC wants England team to play semi finals in Sri Lanka

The newly-arrived British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, John Rankin has said that he hopes the England Cricket team would make it at least to the semi-finals of the world cup competition.
Rankin has said if the England team reaches the semifinals they will have the opportunity to play in Sri Lanka.
These views has been expressed [...]

Newly appointed diplomats meet President

A group of newly appointed High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning.
Among the newly appointed diplomats to the country ranks 2 High Commissioners and 6 Ambassadors.
The states that has sent in new diplomatic mission heads to Sri Lanka are Maldives, UK & Northern Ireland, Czech Republic, [...]

Buhne to leave Sri Lanka

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Niel Buhne will leave the country shortly as his tenure here in the Island is coming to an end.
Accordingly Buhne met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday to bid farewell.
Niel Buhne operated here in Sri Lanka during challenging times such as during and after the war.
He also spearheaded many [...]

Wikileaks releases secret US diplomatic document on SL

Wikileaks has released a secret diplomatic document which reveals that United States warning Sri Lanka to be cautious about deepening its trade relationship with Iran including procurement of weapons.
The document which has been passed to the Telegraph of UK is as below.

SRI LANKA: DELIVERY OF FATF GUIDANCE REGARDING IRAN

Passed to the Telegraph by WikiLeaks 9:00PM [...]

Rao meets President Rajapaksa

Indian Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao who visited the country met President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning.
The meeting took place at the Presidents House.
External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris and Indian High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha were also present at the occasion.
Indian media reported that Rao’s visit to Sri Lanka is aimed at discussing the recent [...]

SL High Commissioner in Chennai to seek security for Lankans

Sri Lankan High Commissioner in New Delhi, Prasad Kariyawasam left for Chennai this morning to look into the welfare of Buddhist monks who were injured in the attack on the Mahabodhi Temple in Chennai last night.
According to a media release issued by the Presidents Media, Kariyawasam’s visit is aimed at expressing the Sri Lankan Governments [...]