Sri Lanka briefs US on domestic human rights mechanismSamaraweera briefed two top visiting US State Department officials about the measures taken by the government to address the human rights c...
25 Aug, 2015, 01.30 PM IST
Mangala Samaraweera returns as Sri Lanka FMMangala Samaraweera was today sworn in as Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister for the third time in a simple ceremony by President Maithripala Sir...
24 Aug, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
'Lanka strengthening diplomatic ties to reduce LTTE network'Sri Lanka is strengthening its diplomatic ties to reduce the LTTE's global network and its ability to raise funds, Foreign Min Mangala Sama...
25 Jun, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
Sri Lanka keen to work with Tamil diaspora for reconciliationHe said Sirisena govt was keen to end Sri Lanka's international isolation which prevailed during former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's regim...
13 Jun, 2015, 02.42 PM IST
China defends docking of its submarines in Sri LankaTwo submarines - one said to be nuclear powered - docked at the Colombo port last year during Mahinda Rajapaksa regime.
02 Mar, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
Sri Lanka's foreign policy 'back to centre': Mangala SamaraweeraThe Lankan Minister said some projects, not only Chinese, are being reviewed in the light of certain allegation which were made by the peop...
27 Feb, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
UN chief Ban, Lanka FM discuss 'critical' prioritiesBan Ki-moon met with the Sri Lankan minister here yesterday and discussed cooperation between the UN and the new government in the South As...
14 Feb, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Sri Lanka keen to put relations with US back on track"The relations have been somewhat strained in the last few years and my job I feel is to that we put back our relations to a irreversible s...
13 Feb, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
US warms up to Sri Lanka, says will assist new governmentSri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal, who arrived in Colombo on a two-...
02 Feb, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
New Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena to visit India on February 16The dates were agreed upon during consultations between Colombo and New Delhi through diplomatic channels, it was reported.
01 Feb, 2015, 10.27 PM IST
After Rajiv Gandhi, Narendra Modi may be the first PM to visit Sri LankaSri Lanka's new foreign minister said, "The new government wanted to demonstrate importance of restoring friendly ties with our neighbour."
20 Jan, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to visit Sri Lanka in MarchSri Lanka’s newly-elected President Sirisena will visit India next month, signifying the importance that his government attaches to the cou...
20 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
New Lanka government treats ties with India on priority: Minister Ajith P PereraOn the eve of its Foreign Minister's visit to India, Sri Lanka today said good relations with India were a priority and it hopes to take bi...
17 Jan, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
Sri Lanka's foreign minister will be in Delhi for newly-elected president Maithripala Sirisena's visitGovernment seen as favourably disposed to India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached out to Samaraweera and invited him for a v...
14 Jan, 2015, 04.46 AM IST
On first official trip, new Sri Lanka foreign minister to visit India on January 18Newly appointed Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Mangala Samaraweera, will visit India on January 18, his first foreign tour after assuming o...
13 Jan, 2015, 08.01 PM IST
Sri Lanka Opposition accuses army of campaigning for Mahinda RajapaksaThe Opposition and election-monitoring groups have accused the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party of abusing state resources for Rajapaksa's ca...
18 Dec, 2014, 10.31 PM IST
Sri Lanka opposition alleges violation of election normsThe main opposition charged that state officials are flagrantly violating election laws and misusing state resources to help Rajapaksa.
11 Dec, 2014, 09.47 PM IST