Number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka reaches 150

New Zealand PM looks forward to Ranil’s visit next month

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key today announced Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will visit New Zealand from 1-3 October. ?I am very pleased to welcome Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to New Zealand,? Key said in a statement. ?This will be the first time a Sri Lankan Prime Minister has undertaken a bilateral visit to New Zealand, and is an important step in the growing relationship between our two countries. ?When I visited Sri Lanka in February, I was struck by the range of exci

16 Sep, 2016

Sri Lanka makes push for convention on terrorism

Sri Lanka has underscored the need to strengthen cooperation to fight the?scourge of terrorism and reaffirmed the importance to conclude a comprehensive convention on International Terrorism at the earliest. Speaking?at the Interactive Debate at the NAM Ministerial Meeting held in Margarita Island, Venezuela,?Mahinda Samarasinghe,?Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training, said that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security and all its fo

17 Sep, 2016

Sri Lanka determined to engage with the UN system

The Government says it believes engagement with the UN system and the Human Rights Mechanisms is in the best interest of the people of Sri Lanka, to obtain advice and views, and also expertise and technical assistance that will benefit Sri Lanka in terms of capacity building and ensuring the strengthening of local institutions. The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva Ravinatha P. Aryasinha said that following the Standing Invitation extended on 17 December 2015, to all UN

16 Sep, 2016