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Address by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera at the International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies

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Address by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP.,

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka

at the

International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)

Slovenia, 7 September 2016

Democracy, Reconciliation and Development: Vision for a New Sri Lanka

Prof. Dr. Ernest Petrič

Vice President of the Advisory Board of the International Institute for

Middle-East and Balkan Studies, and Members of the Institute

Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Slovenia,

Excellencies,

Distinguished guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is an honour for me to be here today, at the invitation of the International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies, to speak to you about the changes that are taking place in my country.

Minister of Foreign Affairs to undertake official visit to the Republic of Slovenia

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Slovenia on 4-8 September 2016. This is the first high-level visit from Sri Lanka to the Republic of Slovenia since the election of the new Government in January 2015.

Introductory Remarks by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to Address by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

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Introductory Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP.

to Address by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon organized by

the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute

Colombo, 1 September 2016

Secretary-General’s remarks at event in Sri Lanka on SDG16: Sustaining Peace – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

It is an honour to be here today to talk about the links between peace and sustainable development.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to visit Sri Lanka

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At the invitation of the Government, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Mrs Ban Soon-taek, will visit Sri Lanka from 31 August to 2 September 2016.