High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

During his visit to India for the 12th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), Minister of External Affairs, G L Peiris, met with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles of India, Anand Sharma, on 2 November. 

Minister of External Affairs G. L. Peiris who is in New Delhi for the 12th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) that is currently chaired by India, met the Minister of External Affairs of India, Salman Khurshid, on 2 November. This was the first meeting between the two ministers since Minister Khurshid’s appointment as the External Affairs Minister of India.

Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon visited Sri Lanka on 29 June for consultations in the context of regular exchange of views between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka.

The National Security Advisor called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and held meetings with the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa and Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa as well.

The teachings of the Buddha are relevant today as they were twenty six centuries ago. If the leaders of our modern world are to embrace this advice, many of today’s conflicts, both domestic and international, could be resolved for the benefit of mankind, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing the   United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations, in Bangkok today ( June 2).

“Justice and the Rule of Law are not alien concepts for those of us who from our childhood are nurtured by the doctrine of Buddha.  These are, therefore not concepts that need to be preached to the converted,” the President said.