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The ministry was formally established in 1948 [3] following the independence of Ceylon as the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, coming under the direct control of the Prime Minister of Ceylon. In 1977 the government led by J.R Jayawardena divided the ministry in two, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs. [4]
Don Stephen Senanayake. Formation. 24 September 1947. Website. www .mea .gov .lk. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy of the Government of Sri Lanka. The post was first created in 1947 as Minister of External Affairs and Defence, in 1977 the ...
e. Foreign relations of Sri Lanka refers to the diplomatic and commercial relations between Sri Lanka and other countries. Sri Lanka has stressed its principle of "friendship towards all, enmity towards none" in its diplomacy. Sri Lanka since the 1950s has followed a non-aligned foreign policy and does not take sides with major powers. [ 1]
Website. www .lki .lk. The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI) is a foreign policy think tank currently based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka is ex officio the Chairman of LKI. LKI conducts independent research and functions as an autonomous organisation.
Ministry of Health. Minister of Health. Ministry of Water Supply. Minister of Water Supply. Ministry of Agriculture. Minister of Agriculture. Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation. Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation. Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms.
Diplomat, UN Civil Servant. Aruni Yasodha Wijewardane is a Sri Lankan diplomat and the current Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka. [1] Previously she served in several senior positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, as well as overseas. From 2005 to 2008 she served as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Austria and Permanent Representative ...
Sri Lanka Overseas Service. The Sri Lanka Overseas Service ( SLOS) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විදේශ සේවය; śrī laṁkā vidēśa sēvaya) which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka. The Permanent ...
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of senior ministers responsible and answerable to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The President is a member of the cabinet and its head. [ 1] The current cabinet is the Wickremesinghe cabinet, [ 2] which consists of 21 ministers since 6 October 2023. [ 3] There are also 38 state ministers who ...