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The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva was established in June 1965. The first Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Mr Rex Koelmeyer presented credentials on 23 June 1965.The present Ambassador/Permanent Representative H.E. Mr. Ravinatha Aryasinha presented credentials on 19 July 2012. The Mission functions as the Permanent delegation of Sri Lanka to all UN and other international organizations in Switzerland including the World Tra...

Amidst deepening political turmoil caused by an unprecedented forex crisis, Foreign Minister, who is also the State Minister for Defence, Prof. G.L. Peiri, has briefed a group of Colombo-based Ambassadors on the progress made by the government in addressing post-conflict reconciliation related issues and measures adopted to further strengthen democracy and human rights. Foreign Minister […]