Category: Politics
Russian Foreign Minister meets with Sri Lanka President
Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today (14). The Minister who started his diplomatic career at the Soviet Embassy in Sri Lanka was delighted with Sri Lanka’s transformation since his time in the Island. He was also very happy with the fruitful discussion he had with […]
”s internal matters: Chinese FM
Jan 14, 2020 (LBO) – China stands for Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence and will not allow any outside influences to interfere with matters that are essentially internal concerns of Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister of China said. Visiting Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi who called on the President at the Presidential Secretariat […]
US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells travels to Sri Lanka
Jan 10, 2020 (LBO) – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells will travel to Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan, from January 13-22. From January 13-14, she will be in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to meet with senior government officials and members of civil society to discuss a range […]
Foreign Ministers of China & Russia to visit Sri Lanka
Jan 09, 2020 (LBO) – Foreign Ministers of China & Russia will meet their Sri Lankan counterpart during a transit visit to the country next week, Ministry of Foreign Relations revealed. Accordingly, visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov will hold a bilateral meeting and a joint media conference with Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister […]
Singapore Law & Home Affairs Minister called on President
Singapore Law and Home Affairs Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam who was on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (8). President and Minister Shanmugam broadly discussed on a range of issues of importance to the two countries. The discussions that took place at the Presidential Secretariat mainly centered on improving […]
Opposition demands Speaker to release forensic audit report on bond scam
Jan 03, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new opposition led by the United National Party on Friday demanded the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to release the forensic audit report on the bond scam. Parliamentarians Harsha de Silva, Ravi Karunanayake, Ajith P Perera, and Lakshman Senewiratne urged the Speaker to table the document in the House without […]
We never allow others to take over our economically significant resources: President
Jan 03, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he will never allow other countries to take over Sri Lanka’s economically significant geographic regions or physical resources. Addressing the Parliament at the ceremonial sitting, he reminded that the country’s unique position has resulted in considerable attention being given towards Sri Lanka in global geopolitics […]
President wants public sector inefficiency to end during his term
The inefficiency in the state sector which has resulted in creating displeasure among the public towards every previous government should come to an end during the tenure of the present government, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasized. He highlighted the importance of efficiency and transparency in every state entity with a direct linkage to the day to […]
Japanese Foreign Minister reaffirms support to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka
Dec 14, 2019 (LBO) – Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo. Recalling vivid milestones of mutually rewarding relations, the two countries share, the Japanese Minister assured the support of the Government of Japan to strengthen and diversify cooperation between the two countries towards […]
New Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to visit Sri Lanka
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – Newly appointed Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is to arrive Sri Lanka today for a three-day official visit to discuss the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) policy with the new Sri Lankan leadership. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Relations said the visiting Minister will meet with his Sri Lankan counterpart […]
UK fails to uphold Brigadier Fernando’s diplomatic immunities: SL Foreign Ministry
Dec 07, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Relations says that the sequence of events – including the failure to uphold Brigadier Priyanka Fernando’s diplomatic immunities and the timing of the delivering of the judgement makes clear that it is a politically motivated action. Foreign Ministry further said that the demonstrators who had […]
Swiss State Secretary asks SL to explain evidence against events described by embassy
Dec 03, 2019 (LBO) – Switzerland State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl has asked Sri Lankan ambassador to explain the purported evidence against the events described by the embassy, which the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry had alluded to in its press release. Following several demarches from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) over the incident concerning […]