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Monday, 18 October 2010 09:27 |
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‘The Tamils are coming on board'
S. Venkat Narayan -The Hindu -18th October 2010
An exclusive interview with Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris.
Sri Lankan Minister for External Affairs Gamini Lakshman Peiris says the Tamils at home and abroad are responding favourably to the sincere efforts President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government has been making to improve their lot since the so-called Eelam War IV ended 17 months ago.
In an exclusive interview to this writer in New Delhi on Thursday, October 14, he said: “The Tamils' response has been good. They are coming on board.” |
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Friday, 15 October 2010 17:43 |
Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona,
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to The United Nations
65th session of the UNGA-3rd Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Culture
Agenda Item 64: (a) Promotion and Protection of the Rights of The Child &
(b) Follow up to the outcome to the special session on children
Assembly on 15th October 2010 |
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Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:53 |
Statement by Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
65th Session of the UNGA-Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
(Third Committee)
Agenda Item 28
(a) Advancement of Women
(b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World conference on Women and of the twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly on 13th October, 2010 |
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Wednesday, 06 October 2010 17:04 |
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nation General Debate of the Second Committee of the 65th United Nations General Assembly, New York, 6 October 2010
Madame Chair,
Allow me to congratulate you on behalf of my government on your election. My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the distinguished representative of Yemen on behalf of the G-77 & China. Our leaders, in their deliberations last month, have agreed on the need to achieve the MDGs in their entirety by 2015. Developing countries have dedicated scarce resources to fully achieve the eight MDGs that we together and solemnly pledged to realize a decade ago. This was a pledge on behalf of humanity. There are considerable advancements achieved by many developing countries despite multiple and, sometimes, crippling challenges. In the case of Sri Lanka, these achievements are significant in the areas of health, education and gender. According to the UNICEF, Sri Lanka’s “experience is among the most compelling” in achieving, “the best indicators for child and maternal health and access to primary health care in South Asia”. Sri Lanka achieved these indicators, despite a long drawn and debilitating conflict now decisively ended, the global financial crises and other challenges. Sri Lanka’s achievements are a credit to its political institutions, its caring cultural attitudes and the impact of its mature democracy. |
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 15:55 |
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65th General Assembly - United Nations
His Excellency the President meets with Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Productive talks between President and Ban Ki-Moon
In a highly productive discussion with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UN (24th Sept 2010) President Mahinda Rajapaksa apprised the UNSG that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), was fully transparent and was established on the principles of accountability in keeping with Sri Lanka’s own method of searching for the truth regarding a prolonged conflict, and identifying ways of preventing such conflicts in the future. |
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Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:18 |
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PRESIDENT HELD BILATERAL TALKS WITH HEADS OF FRIENDLY NATIONS President held bilateral talks with Heads of States attending the UN GA summit. These bilateral discussions with heads of friendly nations held in the side line of the special UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals convened by the UN Secretary General.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa met several other heads of States where he apprised them of the post conflict development and peace situation in the country. Sri Lanka has accorded highest priority to obtain Foreign Direct Investment to boost its economy in the country in addition to its all out efforts to promote economy by way of enhanced productivity in the fields of fishery, agriculture and the tourism sectors. 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was in New York to attend the 65th UNGA summit met Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Emir of the State of Qatar.  President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Ms.Angela Merkel Chacellor of Germany at the reception hosted by German Chancellor in New York on 20th.  Iranian President Mohamoud Ahmadinejad and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa held bi-lateral discussions at the United Nations on 21st September 2010 in New York 
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa held bilateral discussions at the United Nations on 22nd September 2010 in New York. 
The Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Gelding and Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse held bilateral discussions at the United Nations on 22nd September 2010 in New York. 
The Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenburg and Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse held bilateral discussions at the United Nations on 21st September 2010 in New York. |
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Friday, 15 October 2010 16:47 |
Sri Lanka supports Commonwealth initiatives at UNESCO
Sri Lanka, being a key player in Commonwealth, supported the efforts under way at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to commemorate the grouping. |
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Tuesday, 12 October 2010 17:40 |
Statement by Ambassador H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona,
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly 65th Session
Agenda Item 85 : The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels –
12th October, 2010 |
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Wednesday, 06 October 2010 16:54 |
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Statement by Ambassador H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona,
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly 65th Session
Agenda Item 107 - Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism –
6th October, 2010 |
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 12:09 |
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Natural History Museum in New York with H.E.Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Madam Rajapaksa,Sept.23,2010 |
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Monday, 27 September 2010 16:36 |
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H.E.Dr. Palitha Kohona ,High Commissioner to Jamaica Presents credentials to the Governor General of Jamaica. 
H.E.Dr. Palitha Kohona ,High Commissioner to Jamaica with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica |
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