High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

Official talks between the Governments of Sri Lanka and India on Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation were held on 24-25 June 2013 in Colombo, co-chaired by Dr PB Jayasundera, Secretary of the Ministries of Finance and Planning and Economic Development and Shri SR Rao, Commerce Secretary of India. 

The Indian Armed Forces are key partners in professional career development of Officers, soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. This valuable training engagement has a history of over 4 decades and has seen progressive improvement in the recent past. There have been difficulties in training Sri Lankan military personnel in some training facilities in India. 

Your Excellency, 

The people of Sri Lanka and I are deeply saddened by the loss of life and property as a result of the unprecedented natural calamity in Uttarakhand as well as parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 

We in Sri Lanka share the grief of the people of India at this time of grave distress. 

We are confident, however, that the Government of India and the relevant authorities in Uttarakhand and other Indian states that are affected by this natural disaster possess the strength and fortitude to work towards recovering from this unprecedented calamity. 

Our thoughts, at this difficult time, are with the families of those who lost their lives, those who were injured and with those who have suffered damage to homes and property.  

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. 

Mahinda Rajapaksa

President 

21 June 2013

A Postage Stamp to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was issued by the Philatelic Bureau of Sri Lanka and the First DayCover ceremonially handed by the Postmaster General  to His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka at ‘Temple Tress’ on Friday the 7thJune 2013 in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering.