(Image Source: Bundespresseamt / Sandra Steins)
The newly appointed Sri Lanka Envoy for Germany, Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi presented credentials to His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the Honour Court of Bellevue Castle on 20th September 2017.
Upcoming business and investment opportunities in Sri Lanka received much attention during Ambassador Amunugama's recent meetings with Dr. Christian Hinsch, the Chief Executive Officer of HDI Global - one of the largest insurance companies in Germany, and the President of Hannover Chamber of Commerce and other Members of the Chambers at the Gala dinner organized by the Honorary Consular Corps of Lower Saxony, which was held on Saturday 10th June 2017 at Castle Hannover-Herrenhausen.
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka, Karunatilaka Amunugama, has visited the vocational school Gewerbliche Schule Metzingen.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin together with the Sri Lanka community and friends of Sri Lanka celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in a truly festive atmosphere on Saturday, 29th April 2017 at the Embassy premises.
The Sri Lanka Pavilion at the international tourism exhibition ITB 2017 in Berlin, Germany, has been inaugurated on 8th March 2017 with the participation of Hon. John Amaratunga, Minister of Tourism Development of Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Berlin marked the 69th Anniversary of the Independence of Sri Lanka on 4th February 2017 with an official ceremony at the Embassy premises followed by a reception in the evening at the Bürgersaal Zehlendorf Community City Hall in Berlin.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin commemorated the second anniversary of the inauguration in office of President Maithripala Sirisena, on 6th January 2017, with the participation of religious dignitaries and also with the representatives of Sri Lanka Associations based in Berlin.