The Mission staff commenced work for the year 2017 by reaffirming the oath of the public service at a special gathering held at the Chancery on the first working day, 2 January 2017 with the participation of H.E. the High Commissioner.

The Presidential Secretariat has issued H.E. the President's New Year message for the year 2017. You can follow the link below to find his new year message. https://drive.google.com/a/mfa.gov.lk/file/d/0B63xf_6-Pt_3THZEeGw4aUZKdDA/view?usp=sharing

At the invitation of the Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka undertook an Official Visit to Malaysia from 15-17

Sri Lanka was selected as eligible for a Compact Programme under the U.S. Millennium Challenge Cooperation (MCC) at the meeting of the MCC Board of Directors held in Washington DC on 13 December.

High Commissioner Nimal Weeraratne presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, as High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Brunei Darussalam (resident

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore partnered with the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) & International Enterprise (IE) Singapore to organize a seminar on "Business Opportunities in Sri Lanka" on 15th November, 2016 at the auditorium of

Impromptu Address by His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka General Debate of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 2016

Participating at the Our Ocean Conference 2016, at the invitation of the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, on 15 September, outlined several commitments by Sri Lanka to protect oceans around Sri Lanka and beyond

The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka condemns the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 9th September 2016. Sri Lanka notes with concern that this is the second such test to be car

Special Envoy of President Maithripala Sirisena, Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training will lead the Sri Lanka delegation to the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) being held from 13-18 September