Norwegian envoy holds talks in the south

Foreign Minister to head Sri Lanka delegation to Geneva

The Government has picked a high-level delegation to be sent to Geneva to respond to the report on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Consideration of the Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on??Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka??will take place at the ongoing 40th?Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 20 March 2019, while the draft resolution on Sri Lanka on the same theme, which Sri Lanka has signed up to

13 Mar, 2019

US seeks funding for Sri Lanka in 2020 budget

The United States has sought funding for Sri Lanka in the 2020 budget. The Trump administration has sought funds for Sri Lanka through the US Department of State’s FY 2020 budget request. The funds have been sought to support Sri Lanka’s economic development, demining and border control programs. The President?s FY 2020 budget request proposes $40 billion for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The FY 2020 budget request provides the necessary resource

12 Mar, 2019

Sri Lanka seeks to send more migrant workers to the EU

Sri Lanka is looking to send more migrant workers to European Union Member States. The 5th?meeting of the Joint Readmission Committee between Sri Lanka and the European Community was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo on 11th ?March 2019, the Foreign Ministry said today. The Meeting was co-chaired by Additional Secretary (Multilateral Affairs), Ahmed A. Jawad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Head of Unit of Irregular Migration and Return Policy, Directorate-Gener

12 Mar, 2019