Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment of Sri Lanka, Arun Hemachandra, will head the Sri Lanka delegation to the High-Level Commemorative Meeting marking the 65th Anniversary of the First Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Movement Countries, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 31 August to 1 September 2026.

Deputy Minister Arun Hemachandra will address the Commemorative Meeting on 1 September 2026.

On the sidelines of the 65th Anniversary commemoration, Deputy Minister Arun Hemachandra will meet State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Damjan Jović; State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, Andrijana Jovanovic; Minister of Internal and External Trade of Serbia, Jagoda Lazarevic; as well as Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, Mihailo Vesovic, and members of the Chamber. He is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with heads of other delegations attending the meeting.

The Non-Aligned Movement was founded in Belgrade in 1961 and currently comprises 119 member states and 18 observer states.

Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
Vienna

01 September 2026