High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

The Fourth Meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cooperation in Power Sector between India and Sri Lanka was held on 24th June, 2019 at the Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Government of India, Ajay Kumar Bhalla and the Sri Lanka delegation was led by Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy, Dr B.M.S. Batagoda.

In an effort to revive and stimulate the promotional activities in the fastest growing Indian outbound travel market, the Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi, jointly with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO), Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) and the national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines launched a mega promotional event in Delhi on 25th June 2019, at the Le Meridian Hotel in New Delhi, to announce the special promotional tour package “ Splendors of Sri Lanka”   for the Indian travelers. 

President Maithripala Sirisena attended the swearing-in-ceremony of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30th May, 2019 at the Rashtrapathy Bhawan during a two day visit to New Delhi.  

Leaders from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand also participated.

President Maithripala Sirisena met with few members of the diplomatic community on their request to discuss about the progress of the operations carried out by the security forces to strengthen security situation. The President said that the situation is 99% secure now. He thanked the international community for the cooperation and assistance provided to Sri Lanka at this time of need and urged them to continue to provide economic assistance and lift the travel advisories issued to tourists.

Addressing Ambassadors and High Commissioners of United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, United States, Germany, Australia and EU, at the President’s Official Residence in Colombo today (May 27), he said that large number of the terrorists and suspects have been arrested and huge quantity of explosives and weapons have been seized.