H.E. Mr. Mohan Pieris, new Permanent Representative of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, pays a courtesy call to Secretary-General António Guterres on 03^rd February 2021

In his address at the 17^th Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) held on 21 January 2021 under the theme “New Normal and Safe and Healthy Tourism”, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena stated that Sri Lanka opened its borders after much consultation, preparation following best practices, keeping safety and security of its citizens as paramount and that of the visitors. The Ministerial meeting was preceded  by a Senior Officials Meeting held on 19 January 2021.