International Affairs

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha on Thursday welcomed the proposal for the readmission of the Maldives to the Commonwealth family, reiterating that Sri Lanka fully supports the fast track procedure previously applied in the readmission of Gambia, to allow the Maldives to participate fully at CHOGM 2020 in Rwanda.

The United Nations has been accused of “cherry picking” on Sri Lanka Peacekeeper issue.

Sri Lanka will now be able to detect and dispose of bombs with the help of high tech bomb detecting equipment, including bomb detecting robots.

High Commissioner (HC) of Malaysia, Tan Yan Thai, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama along with Malaysian officials from Malaysia External Development Corporation and Malaysian Investment Development Authority(MIDA).

U.S. and foreign companies expressed concern on inconsistent and unpredictable policies, including taxation, customs procedures, and regulatory approvals of the Sri Lankan government headed by President Maithripala Sirisena .

Cabinet approval has been granted to award the procurement contract for the supply of an additional crane for ship to shore operations for the Port Authority to China M/s Shanhai Zhenhua Heavy Industries.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement is currently a topic of contention in the public domain. Misinformation is widespread, and many valid concerns about the agreement have gone with the wind.

Businesses in Sri Lanka that offer childcare support to their employees are to gain a significant positive impact on recruitment, retention and productivity of workers, especially women.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) said yesterday that the UN Peacekeeping Department (UNPD) has not yet informed them about their decision to ban the deployment of SLA troops in UN Peacekeeping missions in the future.

The World Bank has urged Sri Lanka to invest in human capital in preparing for a new emerging world and gain success in today’s rapidly evolving knowledge economy.

The UN under Secretary General (USG) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, stated that only 25% of the troops from Sri Lanka presently engaged in peacekeeping operations will be replaced, when they complete their term in Lebanon.

The UN peacekeeping department has decided to ban the deployment of non-essential Sri Lankan Army troops in UN peacekeeping missions citing the appointment of the new army commander who is alleged to have committed war crimes, a UN spokesperson has told the Foreign Policy News.

Only 25% of the troops from Sri Lanka, presently engaged in peacekeeping operations, would be replaced, when they complete their term in Lebanon, United Nations Department of Peace Operations Under Secretary General Mr Jean-Pierre Lacroix has told Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha, a media release said.

ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුළ ඇමෙරිකානු සෙබලුන් හත්සියයකට ආසන්න පිරිසක් මේ වන විට රැඳී සිටින බව අනාවරණයය වී ඇත.

The reform process undertaken by the government of Sri Lanka to restructure the national anti-corruption strategy has been brought to the attention of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at Vienna, September this year.

The United Nations (UN) has clarified its role in Sri Lanka after it was accused of being biased and supporting some Presidential candidates.

Sri Lanka reaffirmed its commitment to efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to address current global challenges.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Austria Saroja Sirisena presented Letters of Credence to United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Director General Li Yong on 17 September, at the Vienna International Centre, accrediting her as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UNIDO.