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OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY Upali Obeyesekere seeks to build bridges between communities Q: As far as perceptions go, do you think Sri Lanka can regain its composure […]

Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to Canada Presents Credentials

November 14, 2018 cslbc 0

Sri Lanka’s envoy to Canada, Asoka Girihagama presented his Credentials as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Governor General Julie Payette of Canada at a […]

Promises Made, Promises Kept: Ontario’s Government for the People Marks 100 Days of Unprecedented Action

October 10, 2018 cslbc 0

News Release October 9, 2018 Ontario’s Government for the People continues to create and protect jobs, put more money in people’s pockets and restore accountability […]

Minister of International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne promotes investment in Canada at the B7 Business Summit

April 7, 2018 cslbc 0

April 6, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Government of Canada is committed to broadening Canada’s trade ties, creating […]

Minister Morneau Takes Canada’s Plan for a Strong Economy to Hong Kong and Shanghai

March 29, 2018 cslbc 0

Minister Morneau Takes Canada's Plan for a Strong Economy to Hong Kong and Shanghai March 29, 2018 – Hong Kong, China – Department of Finance Canada The Government of […]

Canada deeply concerned by violence in Sri Lanka

March 8, 2018 cslbc 0

Statement From Canadian Foreign Minister From Global Affairs Canada March 7, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign […]

Request for Flood Relief Assistance to Sri Lanka

May 29, 2017 cslbc 0

High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Request for Flood Relief Assistance to Sri Lanka The High Commission of Sri Lanka in […]

CETA: EU approves trade deal with Canada

February 15, 2017 cslbc 0

By Raf Casert The Associated Press – Courtesy BRUSSELS – The European Union’s parliament approved a trade deal with Canada on Wednesday, extolling the pact as a […]

SRI LANKA: Tourist arrivals up 4.7% in March

Monday, 8 April 2019.

Tourist arrivals in March have improved by 4.7% to 244,328, bringing the cumulative first quarter figure to 740,600, reflecting a 4.6% growth year-on-year.

The largest source market for tourists was India (up 5.6% to 34,812), followed by the United Kingdom (up 8.8% to 29,682), and China (up 12.6% to 23,759).

Arrivals from Germany and France were down 26% and 6%, respectively, to 18,134 and 13,957.

Almost 93% of tourists travelled by air to Sri Lanka. Last year, tourist arrivals amounted to 2.3 million, and the projection for 2019 is 2.8 million.

Europe became the largest source of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka with 49% of the total traffic received in March. Asia and accounted for 40% of the total traffic followed by America at 8%, Middle

East at 2%, and Africa at 1%.

India, United Kingdom, China, Germany and France were Sri Lanka’s top five international generating markets in the month of March this year. India was the largest source of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka with 14% of the total traffic received in March. accounted for 12% of the total traffic while China, Germany and France accounted for 10%, 7%, and 6%, respectively.

H.E. (Mrs.) Chitranganee Wagiswara – Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India

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High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Chitranganee Wagiswara presented credentials to the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapathi Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday 26 September 2016.

Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Canada H.E. Ahmed A. Jawad with CSLBC Directors

H.E. Ahmed A. Jawad with board of directors

CSLBC AGM 2016

cslbc-bd-2016 The board of directors of Canada-Sri Lanka Business Council for 2016/2017 - Upali Obeyesekere (President); Ganesan Sugumar (Vice President), Mohan Perera (General Secretary), Nalaka Weerasinghe (Hony. Treasurer); Rohan Perera (Director); Lalith Wickramasinghe (Director); Roshan Navaratnam (Director); Ranier De Lambert (Director); Ms. Gaya Pathmanathan (Director); Elanko Ratnasabapathey (Director).

Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Shortly after Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he called on Foreign Ministry Officials to rise to new challenges

Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Monday 25 November 2019.
Minister Gunawardena was received by Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha and other senior officials upon his arrival at the Ministry. Following religious observances, the Minister officially assumed duties.
Later, the Foreign Minister who addressed the staff, remarked that the Foreign Service is highly regarded. The Minister stressed that the entire country is looking towards the Foreign Ministry to find solutions for external pressures and challenges. Hence, it is necessary for the officers in the Ministry and the network of missions to work dedicatedly towards overcoming these challenges. He also stated that President Rajapaksa's vision is for Sri Lanka to be safe and secure; leading the country towards a prosperous future. He further stated that in achieving these objectives, a single agency cannot work alone, but must work in unison with other institutions, and hence the role of the Foreign Ministry is vital in this aspect.

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