Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Relations today at the Ministry to discuss about the welfare of the Sri Lankan expatriate communities, difficulties currently being faced by these communities and ways to explore practical solutions to...
The Ministry of Foreign Relations, sensitive to the concerns of the OSLs amidst the rapid spread of the COVID-19 and the inability to return to Sri Lanka, has held consultations over the past 2 days with its Heads of Missions based in 67 cities across the world, to facilitate the wellbeing and...
Deshamanya Professor W D Lakshman Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka 02 April 2020 Appeal to all Sri Lankans and well-wishers living in Sri Lanka and Abroad: An Appeal Made with the Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers The Central Bank of Sri Lanka...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to pursue the international financial organizations and lending nations to help developing countries adversely affected by COVID- 19 calamities. In a telephone conversation with WHO DG Tedros Adhanom,...
Dear all, The Government of the Republic of Indonesia visa the Minister of Law and Human Rights has issued a temporary prohibition and/or transit (travel ban) into foreigners. The Government also updated its regulations regarding Visa extension. Please read the press release below for detailed...
The Government urges Sri Lankan expatriates who wish to return to their Motherland to safely remain where they are now until the risk of COVID – 19 virus minimized. The Government has taken several effective initiatives to prevent the spread of the pathogen. In order to stop the virus coming...
Arrangements are being made for the smooth return of foreign nationals who are presently in Sri Lanka on tourist and other visa categories. This will be done using both regular flight movements operating through Sri Lanka and also charter flights that may be deployed, as the airport remains...
Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has requested foreign governments to facilitate the appropriate extension of visas for Sri Lankans currently visiting their countries and facing difficulty to return to Sri Lanka on account of the travel bans that have and will become applicable as part of...
‘Contact Sri Lanka’ an online portal jointly created by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) for the benefit of Overseas Sri Lankans was launched today (26 March 2020) at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The weblink is...
– Flights with Passengers may leave Sri Lanka – Ports operations continue uninterrupted To prevent imported new cases of the Coronavirus in the country, the Government decides to indefinitely extend the closure of the arrival terminal at the Airport. The departure terminal will...