Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa

The Jaffna Regional Consular Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs marked it's one year anniversary last week on Friday 26 January 2018. 

In keeping with the aim to improve and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of consular related service delivery to the general public, particularly those in the Northern Province, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened a Regional Consular Office in Jaffna on Thursday 26 January 2017. The regional consular office is located at the District Secretariat in Jaffna. 

Read more: Regional Consular Office in Jaffna marks one year anniversary

Extending the Tripartite Agreement signed among Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development, Urban Development Authority and CHEC Port City Colombo, two MOUs were signed in Beijing for funding of the Colombo International Finance City (CIFC)Building Complex on the reclaimed land of Colombo Port City Development Project and the Underground Marine Drive Tunnel connecting Airport Highway and the Marine Drive at Kollupitiya. 

Read more: Sri Lanka Signs Two MOUs with China for Building Complex in Port City and Underground Marine Drive in Colombo

Joint Press Statement between Sri Lanka and Indonesia

on the occasion of the State Visit of

H.E. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia to Sri Lanka

At the invitation of His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia, conducted a State Visit to Sri Lanka from 24 – 25 January 2018.

Read more: Joint Press Statement between Sri Lanka and Indonesia

The 21st meeting of the European Union-Sri Lanka Joint Commission took place in Colombo on 18 January 2018. 

The European Union-Sri Lanka Joint Commission oversees the 1995 EU-Sri Lanka Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development. Its tasks include ensuring the implementation of the Agreement; setting mutually agreed priorities; and making constructive recommendations. The Commission accordingly deals with a broad range of bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest to the EU and Sri Lanka. 

Read more: Joint Press Release following the 21st meeting of the European Union-Sri Lanka Joint Commission

Introductory Remarks by Hon. Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Chairman of the Board of Management of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies

Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture 

Colombo, 15 January 2018 

Read more: Introductory Remarks by Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana at Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Message in PDF format

I am extremely happy to convey my greetings to all the Hindus across the world celebrating Thaipongal, the festival that expresses gratitude to the nature.

Since the dawn of civilisation, the importance of agriculture was widely known to human beings. In a background of the rural community migrating to urban areas abandoning agricultural farming to obtain material benefits from industrial and technological growth, the celebration of Thai Pongal depicts the ardent desire to protect and cherish ancient traditions to refill humanity with culture, kindness, peace and reconciliation with utmost devotion towards fellow human kind.

Read more: Thaipongal Messages from H.E. the President and Hon. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo has sent the brochure  of  the  medical degree programme for  the  foreign  students.  Ten  (10)  slots for  foreign nationals  have  been allocated annually for  the  MBBS degree programme. 

Please click on this  -  A copy of  the  foreign student handbook is enclosed.