Foreign Ministry to move out from historic Fort building

07 Sep, 2021

The Foreign Ministry is to move out from the historic Republic Building in Fort.

Cabinet has approved a proposal to allocate a plot of land at Vidya Mawatha to construct a new building for the Foreign Ministry.

The Government said that several divisions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs operate at different venues due to a lack of space at the Republic Building.

This has led to various administrative shortcomings, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

As a result, it has been decided to construct a building to cater to the contemporary requirements of the Ministry.

The Cabinet approved a proposal by Foreign Minister, Professor G.L Peiris to allocate a plot of land at the property utilized by the Industrial Technological Institute at Vidya Mawatha, which belongs to the Urban Development Authority, to construct the new building. (Colombo Gazette)

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