Regional Consular Office of the Foreign Ministry opens in Jaffna
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened its Regional Consular Office in Jaffna at the District Secretariat yesterday, Thursday 26 January 2017.
WHO certifies Sri Lanka malaria-free
SEAR/PR/1631
Colombo, 5 September 2016: In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka was today certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country.
OAV-/AHK-Business Delegation to Sri Lanka 5.-11.10.2016
The business delegation of the OAV and AHK India from 5th - 11th October 2016 in Sri Lanka will provide German companies with contacts to political and commercial decision makers in Sri Lanka. Company visits and networking events in Colombo and Jaffna will open up actual business potential on location.
Mr. Esala Weerakoon appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka
Mr. Esala Weerakoon, a member of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service batch of 1988 received his letter of appointment as the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the 1st August 2016, from the Secretary to the President.
Germany awards Sri Lanka Euro 13 million Technical Cooperation Grant
The Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to provide a Euro 13 million Technical Cooperation Grant to Sri Lanka during President Maithripala Sirisena's visit to Germany in February 2016.