Statement by Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth and Sports of Sri Lanka at the 2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum - A Decade of Action: Building a Resilient Recovery (7 April 2021, Plenary Meeting)
Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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Entry Requirement for Sri Lankans Lifted
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
Entry Requirement for Sri Lankans Lifted
Under the directive of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Foreign Ministry reviewed the entry procedure today, 06 April 2021, as a measure of relief for prospective Lankan returnees.
Under the new procedure, Sri Lankans, dual citizens who travel on Sri Lankan passports, spouses and unmarried children of Sri Lankans, who are foreigners, and Sri Lankan seafarers arriving by air will be permitted to enter into Sri Lanka without prior approval of the Foreign Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority.
The responsibility of maintaining a manageable number of passenger arrivals has however been entrusted with the Civil Aviation Authority, who will, through the respective airlines, regulate the numbers in a manner that would cope with the local capacities of quarantining and other logistics required.
All arriving passengers will be required to strictly adhere to health protocols and guidelines that are effective at the time of arrival.
Foreign Ministry
Colombo
06 April 2021
Foreign Minister calls for early conclusion of Charter of the Association of BIMSTEC Speakers and Parliamentarians at the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting
Thursday, 01 April 2021
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, called for early conclusion of the Charter of the Association of BIMSTEC Speakers and Parliamentarians, in his welcome address at the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), comprising of Bangladeshi, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. This event was held virtually on 1st April 2021 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Foreign Minister informed that the platform would provide Speakers and Parliamentarians space for greater understanding, trust and friendship and to exchange ideas and information on parliamentary practices and commitment on democratic principles.
Statement by H.E. Mohan Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN at the Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on the G20 Summit at the UN General Assembly Hall
Thursday, 01 April 2021
Mr. President , I am most thankful to you for arranging this meeting which gives small States such as SriLanka have an opportunity to place our difficulties before this august body and the G20 with regard to maintaining financial systems stability in these difficult times.
The objectives of the G20 are clear. They are the Policy coordination between its members in order to achieve global economic stability, sustainable growth, the promotion of financial regulations that reduce risks and prevent future financial crises and to create a new international financial architecture more particularly during these difficult times.
“Getting old is a fascinating thing, the older you get the older you want to get”
Monday, 29 March 2021
Statement made by H.E. Mohan Pieris, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at the 2nd meeting - 11th Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (29 March - 1 April 2021) Measures to enhance the promotion and protection of the human rights and dignity of older persons on 29th March 2021.
The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing was established by the General Assembly by resolution 65/182 on 21 December 2010. The working group will consider the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and identify possible gaps and how best to address them, including by considering, as appropriate, the feasibility of further instruments and measures.
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage speaks about the draft resolution on Sri Lanka adopted by the UNHRC recently and Sri Lanka's way forward on Hydepark
Monday, 29 March 2021
New York District Attorney returns Artifacts from 18th Century recovered from investigation to Sri Lanka Permanent Mission
Friday, 26 March 2021
Ambassador Pieris and Asst. District Attorney Col. Matthew Bogdanos exchange agreements
The Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. returned a pair of antique statues of the Lord Buddha, dating to the 18th Century recovered from an ongoing investigation to the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission in New York on Thursday, 25th March 2021.
H.E. Ambassador Mohan Pieris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka and Mission officials received officials of the District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit and the US Homeland Security Investigations, whom handed over the artifacts at a solemn ceremony at the Permanent Mission. Satya Rodrigo, Deputy Permanent Representative welcomed participants to the Mission for the ceremonial handover of the artifacts.
"Adults must lead exemplary lives"
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
“Adults must lead exemplary lives” : Statement made by H.E. Mohan Pieris, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at the Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-fifth session (CSW65) - Interactive Dialogue - Interactive Dialogue: Eliminating violence against women in public life on 17th March 2021.
ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN SRI LANKA AND SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
Monday, 22 March 2021
The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in accordance with the interests and desires of the peoples of both countries have decided to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries with effect from 22 March 2021.
The establishment of diplomatic relations were formally done through signing of a Joint Communiqué by H.E. Mr. Mohan Pieris, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Ian McDonald Liburd, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations on 22 March 2021 in New York.
Both Governments have agreed to further augment the existing friendly relations and cooperation in the political, socio-economic and cultural fields, for the mutual benefit of the two countries, based on the principles of mutual respect of both countries’ sovereignty and territorial integrity.