The world’s biggest container ship, the Ever Ace docked at the Colombo Port on Tuesday (October 05) on the return of her maiden voyage Evergreen’s Ever Ace is the first in the line’s 23,992 TEU class container ships. The A-type vessel is around 400 m in length and 61.5 m wide, has a design draft of 14.5 m and can cruise at speeds up to 22.6 knots.
The Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla concluded his first official visit to Sri Lanka on 5 October 2021 following productive bilateral engagements with the Sri Lankan dignitaries. During the 3 day visit, Foreign Secretary Shringla called on the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and the Foreign Minister.
1. The fifth Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights met in Colombo on 29th September 2021.
Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 2nd to 5th October 2021at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage. The visit will contribute towards consolidating the longstanding multifaceted relations and enhance bilateral partnerships between the two countries.
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris welcomed the constructive, cordial and regular engagement between Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) in a meeting with a five-member delegation from the EU on Friday 1st October 2021 at the Foreign Ministry. The EU mission to Sri Lanka was led by Senior Advisor, Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission, Nikolaos Zaimis, and Head of Division for South Asia of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos.