High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

As part of a series of engagements with concurrently accredited Diplomatic Missions to Sri Lanka from New Delhi, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda interacted with a group of Latin American and Caribbean Heads of Mission today (19), and briefed them on the present developments in Sri Lanka.  

This group of Heads of Mission included seven Ambassadors, one High Commissioner and four chargés d' affaires who are concurrently accredited or designated to Sri Lanka from New Delhi. 

This was the fourth time that High Commissioner Moragoda interacted with concurrently accredited Heads of Mission in this manner since assuming office in New Delhi. Last, he had interacted with a group of fifteen European Heads of Mission on 21 June 2022.

Ambassadors of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Uruguay, along with the High Commissioner of Jamaica and the chargés d' affaires of Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela attended this meeting. 

High Commissioner Moragoda welcomed the invited Heads of Mission and expressed his keenness in further strengthening Sri Lanka's relations with their respective countries. He also pledged all possible support of his Office to them in carrying out their duties.

He briefed the Heads of Mission on the current economic and political developments in Sri Lanka, in particular the plans for the stabilization and recovery of the Sri Lankan economy. A detailed discussion followed, with the Heads of Mission posing several questions to High Commissioner Moragoda. The diplomatic staff of the High Commission of Sri Lanka also attended this interactive session.  

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi functions as the main coordinating point between the concurrently accredited 94 Foreign Missions and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka.  

19 July 2022