Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday, 25th June. On this occasion, Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle sent a letter of congratulation, wishing him all the best, good health, lots of luck and satisfaction for the coming year.
Bei Youtube ist unter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dBI3P-8C4&feature=youtu.be ein Video zum Auftritt der srilankischen Formation beim Karneval der Kulturen in Berlin zu sehen.
On Youtube, a video on the Sri Lankan performance at the Carnival of Cultures in Berlin in Sinhala language can be watched under http://youtu.be/p0dBI3P-8C4.
Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage met with the newly elected Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein Mr.Torsten Albig at the traditional sailing event "Kieler Woche", the largest sailing event in the world, which took place in Kiel, Germany from 20th to 22nd June 2012.
H.E. Sarrath Kongahage has been elected as the new President of the Diplomatic Council, an international think tank headquartered in The Hague / Netherlands. The fundamental objective of the Diplomatic Council is to encourage international relations among the peoples following the principles of the charter of the United Nations Organizations. Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage is the first Sri Lankan Ambassador to hold the stewardship of the prestigious Diplomatic Council.
The first Swiss Sri Lanka Business and Investment Forums were held in Geneva and Zurich on 11th and 12th June 2012 respectively. The events were organized by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Berlin/Germany with accreditation in Switzerland in coordination with the Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland. This was an initiative to showcase Sri Lanka's investment & trade potentials to Swiss-based industrialists, financial houses and businessmen after the end of the long conflict on the island.
Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage has opened the photography exhibition, 'Sri Lanka Nature in Focus' by Mr. Atuila Dissanayake one of the renowned artists from Sri Lanka, at the Werkstatt der Kulturen - Neukölln in Berlin on 19th May 2012. The exhibition was organised by the Sri Lanka Association in Berlin with the support of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin on the sidelines of the 'Sri Lankan Cultural Week 2012' from 19th to 27th May 2012 parallel to the Carnival of Cultures in Berlin.