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Message of Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism on the 78th Independence Day
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2026 New Year Message of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism
As Sri Lanka enters the New Year 2026, the Ministry reaffirms its commitment to rebuilding the nation through
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Celebrating Half a Century of Sri Lanka–Holy See Friendship
Your Excellency, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations
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Special Statement made by Hon.Minister, Mr.Vijitha Herath in the Parliament on Geneva Decisions
Special Statement made by Hon.Minister, Mr.Vijitha Herath in the Parliament on Geneva DecisionsHonorable Speaker,I wish
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Statement delivered by Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva 8th September 2025
Mr. President,High Commissioner,Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,I speak to you on behalf of the Government of Sri
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Statement to Media by Hon. H. M. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism at the conclusion of bilateral talks with Right Hon Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
Your Excellency, the Right Honourable Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New
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Statement by Honorable H.M. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka at the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament, 25 February 2025
Madam PresidentExcellenciesDistinguished delegatesFirst, let me congratulate Her Excellency ICHIKAWA Tomiko, Ambassador
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Statement to the Media by the Hon. Vijitha Herath,​ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism​ after the conclusion of bilateral talks with the Hon. Abdulla Khaleel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, 19 February 2025
Your Excellency Abdulla Khaleel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives,Friends from the media,It is indeed an honour
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Statement by Hon. Vijitha Herath, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka 8th Indian Ocean Conference, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Plenary 1: 'Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership'
Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is a great pleasure for me to be here today in this
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Speech delivered by the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism during the interactive session hosted by the India Foundation, 16 December 2024
Dr. Ram Madhav, President of the India FoundationExcellenciesLadies and GentlemenMay I at the outset recognize and
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Foreign Minister stresses the importance of ensuring safe, orderly, regular, and rights-based migration
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, in a recorded video message to the
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Remarks by Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the interaction with the Colombo-based Diplomatic Corps at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14 October 2024, 10.30 a.m.
High Commissioners, Ambassadors, members of the Diplomatic community, UN Resident Coordinator and Heads of
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