Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake attended the 10^th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF-X) in Jakarta on 7^th December 2017. Speaking at the Ministerial Panel of BDF-X, the State Minister observed that the Forum is significant to Sri Lanka as the current national unity government is taking a number of measures to reinforce democracy by addressing diversity, security, equality and social justice of the people under the theme of good governance. He added that the government also restored freedom of expression and media freedom, which are two crucial pillars of democracy. The State Minister also highlighted the firm commitment of the government to strengthen, uphold, promote and protect equity and social justice in Sri Lanka with a resolve to achieving reconciliation, ensuring durable peace and non-recurrence of violence, promotion and protection of human rights, ending impunity and upholding the rule of law, and strengthening good governance and democracy and equitable and inclusive development. 

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tilak Marapana, this morning, 8 December, handed over the deed for a plot of land – No. 4, Hewa Avenue, Colombo 7 – to the Ambassador for the State of Palestine to Sri Lanka, Zuhair M.H. Zaid. The plot of land is a gift from Sri Lanka to the State of Palestine to build its new Chancery in Colombo.

Read more: Sri Lanka gifts a plot of land for a new Chancery Building for the State of Palestine

The 3^rdSession of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) held from 4^th to 6^th December 2017, unanimously approved two important resolutions co-sponsored by Sri Lanka that called upon the global community to reduce toxic pollution sources that impact negatively on the environment, oceans and human health. 

Read more: Sri Lanka Delegation at UNEA Highlight Blue Green Enterprise Sri Lanka

Ambassador for Ukraine to Sri Lanka, resident in New Delhi, Igor Polika, and Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Prasad Kariyawasam exchanged Instruments of Ratification of the ‘Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters’ and the ‘Treaty on Transfer of Sentenced Persons’ this morning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo.

Read more: Ukraine and Sri Lanka exchange Instruments of Ratification on Bilateral Treaties

H.E the President’s Meelad–un–Nabi Message

Sri Lanka is a country where people of different communities, cultures and religions live in peace and harmony. It demonstrates the joys of humanity in diversity living in coexistence and harmony. Read more…… 

Hon. Prime Minister’s Meelad–un–Nabi Message

Muslims all over the world believe that Prophet Mohamed was the Last Prophet, the one who preached a message of goodwill and peace to the world. Read more……

Sri Lanka Army, accommodating the concerns of the public and local politicians in the area further, the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on Thursday (30) released one more land patch of 29 acres within the J/244 Vasavilan Grama Niladari sector, including the Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School and Our Lady of Mary Carmel Church that borders the Army Cantonment in Palaly.

Read more: 29 More Acres Released to the Public in Jaffna

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Vasantha Senanayake, represented the Government of Sri Lanka  at the swearing-in ceremony of  President elect H.E Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on 28^th November 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. The ceremony was followed by a luncheon hosted by President Kenyatta at the State House. 

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