High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will arrive in New Delhi tomorrow to attend the Swearing in Ceremony of the Prime Minister of India with a delegation comprising of Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris, Minster of Livestock & Rural Community Development, Arumugam Thondaman, Mayoress of Jaffna Yogeshwari Pathkunarajah, Monitoring Member of Parliament Sajin de Vass Gunawardena, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga. 

The Government of Sri Lanka unequivocally condemns the terrorist attack today on the Indian Consulate in Herat Province, Western Afghanistan.  The targeting of a diplomatic mission is a matter of serious concern that should draw the attention of the wider international community, and underscores Sri Lanka’s consistent call for concerted and decisive action to combat the menace of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It is fortuitous that there were no casualties among the Consulate staff.