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2008
H.E.
THE PRESIDENT’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE - 12 APRIL 2008
HON.
PRIME MINISTER'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE - 12 APRIL 2008
HON.
FOREIGN MINISTER’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE - 12 APRIL 2008
GOVERNMENT
TAKES OVER ELEVEN CHILDREN FOR REHABILITATION - 10 APRIL
2008
THE
NATION MOURNS THE ASSASSINATION OF MINISTER JEYARAJ FERNANDOPULLE
- 08 APRIL 2008
GOVERNMENT
DENIES UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS REGARDING THE MADHU SHRINE
- 08 APRIL 2008
CONDOLENCE
MESSAGE OF H.E. THE PRESIDENT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF HON.
JEYARAJ FERNANDOPULLE, M.P. - 06 APRIL 2008
FOREIGN
MINISTRY LAUNCHES ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCE BASE - 28
MARCH 2008
ENCORE
FOR AMBASSADOR BERNARD GOONETILLEKE’S INTERVIEW WITH
WCCA TV 13 OF WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS - 27 MARCH 2008
"INCLUSIVENESS
- EMBRACING EACH OTHER TO SOLVE THE CONFLICT” - DR.
PALITHA KOHONA -
24 MARCH 2008
VISIT
OF THE EU - TROIKA DELEGATION TO SRI LANKA 16TH-18TH MARCH
2008 - 19 MARCH 2008
SRI
LANKA FOREIGN MINISTRY STRONGLY PROTESTS U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT’S
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT - 14 MARCH 2008
THE
ENTIRE COURSE OF THE ELECTION, FROM THE TIME OF ITS ANNOUNCEMENT,
WAS FREE OF OVERT VIOLENCE - PAFFREL - 14 MARCH 2008
MAYOR
APPOINTED TO BATTICALOA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AS DEMOCRACY IS
RESTORED IN THE EAST -
12 MARCH 2008
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA HOPES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL
RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN THE
EAST - 12 MARCH 2008
PRESIDENT
THANKS ALL WHO HELPED STABILIZE DEMOCRACY IN THE EAST -
10 MARCH 2008
AMBASSADOR
BERNARD GOONETILLEKE CAUTIONS AGAINST DONATIONS TO UNKNOWN
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD BE TERRORIST FRONTS - 07 MARCH
2008
STATEMENT
OF THE MINISTRY OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ON THE DECISION BY THE IIGEP TO WIND-UP THEIR OPERATIONS
IN SRI LANKA - 07 MARCH 2008
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN EMBASSY SERIES OF THE WORLD
AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC - 06 MARCH 2008
PRESIDENT'S
MAHA SHIVA RATHRI DAY MESSAGE - 06 MARCH 2008
PETTY
OFFICER BANDARA FELICITATED IN MARYLAND - 05 MARCH 2008
SCREENING
OF SRI LANKA FILMS AT FREER AND SACKLER GALLERIES OF THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - 05 MARCH 2008
SRI
LANKA AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OF THE NATIONAL CONFLICT AT INSTITUTE
ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC POLICY - 04 MARCH 2008
STRENGTH
OF DETERMINATION DRIVES DISABLED WARRANT OFFICER UPALI -
29 FEBRUARY 2008
UN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ATTENDS
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
IN COLOMBO - 26 FEBRUARY 2008
WASHINGTON
TIMES EXPOSES TIGERS ON PROWL TO HOODWINK INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY -
17 FEBRUARY 2008
FOREIGN
MINISTRY STATEMENT ON THE UNILATERAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
BY KOSOVO -
17 FEBRUARY 2008
LTTE
ATTACKS CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MANNAR - 15 FEBRUARY 2008
SRI
LANKA URGES UN WORKING GROUP TO CALL UPON THE LTTE TO FORTHWITH
RELEASE ALL CHILD COMBATANTS - 12 FEBRUARY 2008
THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST VIEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SRI LANKA
WITHOUT BLINKERS - FOREIGN MINISTER - 06 FEBRUARY 2008
“DEFEAT
OF TERRORISM IS VICTORY FOR ALL” - PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA
ON FREEDOM DAY -
04 FEBRUARY 2008
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON DC CELEBRATES SRI LANKA’S
60 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE -
04 FEBRUARY 2008
INDEPENDENCE
DAY MESSAGE OF H.E. THE PRESIDENT - 04 FEBRUARY 2008
INDEPENDENCE
DAY MESSAGE OF HON. PRIME MINISTER - 04 FEBRUARY 2008
INDEPENDENCE
DAY MESSAGE OF FOREIGN MINISTER ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA - 04
FEBRUARY 2008
PROFESSIONAL
FINESSE AND EXQUISITE STYLE OF SRI LANKAN DANCE THRILL US
AUDIENCES -
03 FEBRUARY 2008
UNITED
STATES CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS - 03 FEBRUARY 2008
DON’T
BE PROVOKED BY LTTE BRUTALITY - PRESIDENT ON DAMBULLA BLAST
- 02 FEBRUARY 2008
CHALLENGING
PERSPECTIVES OF SRI LANKA’S JOURNEY TOWARD CONFLICT
RESOLUTION -
25 JANUARY 2008
APRC
PRESENTS DEVOLUTION PROPOSALS TO PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA
- 24 JANUARY 2008
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY CELEBRATES SRI LANKA’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
OF INDEPENDENCE ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2008 - 21 JANUARY
2008
U.S.
GOVERNMENT’S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FUNDING IN SRI
LANKA FOR 2007 TOTALED MORE THAN USD 26 MILLION - 18 JANUARY
2008
U.S.
PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDER VISITS SRI LANKA TO REVIEW MARITIME
COOPERATION - 18 JANUARY 2008
SRI
LANKA’S HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER MAHINDA SAMARASINGHE
RESPONDS TO HIGH COMMISSIONER LOUISE ARBOUR’S STATEMENT
ON CFA ABROGATION - 16 JANUARY 2008
LTTE
MARKS ABROGATION OF CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT WITH CIVILIAN BUS
BOMB ATTACK, KILLING 23 AND INJURING 67 - 16 JANUARY 2008
PRESIDENT
HOPES FOR PEACE, PROSPERITY, TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING - 14
JANUARY 2008
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY CELEBRATES THAI PONGAL WITH THE SRI LANKANS
IN WASHINGTON DC -
14 JAUNUARY 2008
TAMING
THE TAMIL TIGERS - 10 JANUARY 2008
PRESIDENT
GIVES JAN 23 DEADLINE TO APRC - 10 JANUARY 2008
MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR AMBASSADOR SPAIN - 07 JANUARY 2008
'TERMINATION
OF THE CFA DOES NOT HAMPER THE PROCESS OF SEEKING A NEGOTIATED
POLITICAL SETTLEMENT’- FM - 04 JANUARY 2008
NORWEGIAN
GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF THE DECISION TO TERMINATE CFA - 03
JANUARY 2008
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH THE SRI LANKAN COMMUNITY
IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA - 03 JANUARY 2008
SRI
LANKANS IN GREATER WASHINGTON COMMEMORATE THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY
OF THE TSUNAMI AT IBC IN WHEATON, MARYLAND - 03 JANUARY
2008
T.MAHESWARAN,
MP KILLED PRESIDENT EXPRESSES SHOCK AND GRIEF - 01 JANUARY
2008
NEW
YEAR MESSAGE OF H.E. THE PRESIDENT - 01 JANUARY 2008
2007
SRI
LANKA’S DEBUT INTERNATIONAL BOND ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED
OVER THREE TIMES -
19 OCTOBER 2007
GOVERNMENT
REMAINS DETERMINED TO FIGHT TERRORISM - PRESIDENT MAHINDA
RAJAPAKSA -
13 OCTOBER 2007
VISIT
OF MS LOUISE ARBOUR, UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,
TO SRI LANKA -
13 OCTOBER 2007
LANKA
MAINTAINS INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS WHILE FIGHTING TERRORISM -
MEDIA MINISTER -
11 OCTOBER 2007
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY AND THE SRI LANKAN COMMUNITY IN GREATER WASHINGTON
DC CELEBRATE RAMADAN - 09 OCTOBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER SEEKS A GREATER DEGREE OF COMMITMENT FROM EXPATRIATES
TO HELP SRI LANKA - 07 OCTOBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA SAYS US CONGRESS AMENDMENT "UNREASONABLE"
AND COULD ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTE TO PROVIDING A "LIFELINE"
TO THE LTTE - 06 OCTOBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN
THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN SRI LANKA OVER THE PAST FEW
MONTHS - 05 OCTOBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER SEEKS USAID PARTNERSHIP IN REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
EASTERN PROVINCE -
04 OCTOBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER SAYS US CONGRESS MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RECENT
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROUND IN SRI LANKA - 03 OCTOBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BRIEFS US CONGRESSMAN ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
SRI LANKA -
02 OCTOBER 2007
SRI
LANKA NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO
FACE THE CHALLENGE OF TERRORISM WHILE PURSUING THE PATH
OF PEACE - 02 OCTOBER 2007
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA ENCOURAGES ALL SRI LANKAN EXPATRIATES
TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR SRI LANKA - 29 SEPTEMBER 2007
ADDRESS
BY H.E. MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA, PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA TO THE
LOS ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL - 28TH SEPTEMBER 2007
SRI
LANKA LAUNCHES BIDS FOR OIL EXPLORATION IN THE MANNAR BASIN
- 26 SEPTEMBER 2007
ADDRESS
BY HIS EXCELLENCY MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA AT THE SIXTY-SECOND
SESSION OFTHE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NEW YORK
- 25 SEPTEMBER 2007
CHILD
RECRUITMENT "AN AFFRONT TO HUMANITY": SRI LANKA’S
CALL FOR ZERO TOLERANCE COMMENDED - 21 SEPTEMBER 2007
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA TO LEAD SRI LANKA DELEGATION TO 62ND UNGA - 17
SEPTEMBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER INVITES GREATER FRENCH INVESTMENT AND TRADE FROM
FRANCE -
10 SEPTEMBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA ASSURES ACF INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING
EXPEDITIOUSLY -
07 SEPTEMBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA SAYS SRI LANKA REMAINS READY TO ENGAGE
WITH THE LTTE AT ANY TIME - 06 SEPTEMBER 2007
VISIT
OF THE HIGH-LEVEL GOSL DELEGATION TO GENEVA - 06 SEPTEMBER
2007
SRI
LANKANS SADDENED BY THE MISPERCEPTIONS, DISTORTIONS AND
DELIBERATE ASPERSIONS CAST ON SRI LANKA - 03 SEPTEMBER 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER TELLS THE EU “GOVERNMENT HAS A ROAD MAP TO
END CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA” -
03 SEPTEMBER 2007
HUMAN
RIGHTS MINISTER APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE INTO ABDUCTION
AND RECRUITMENT OF CHILDREN FOR USE IN ARMED CONFLICT -
27 AUGUST 2007
GOVERNMENT
VEHEMENTLY CONDEMNS BOMB BLASTS IN HYDERABAD - 27 AUGUST
2007
EMBASSY
INVITES FRIENDS OF SRI LANKA TO HELP DEVELOP THE EAST -
15 AUGUST 2007
INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES - PERMANENT MISSION OF SRI LANKA TO THE UNITED
NATIONS IN NEW YORK - 10 AUGUST 2007
PAST
YEAR HAS SEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF ACTION TAKEN AGAINST
LTTE ACTIVISTS WORLDWIDE - 09 AUGUST 2007
GOVERNMENT
RESPONDS TO HRW REPORT - 07 AUGUST 2007
MINISTER
OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS, MAHINDA SAMARASINGHE
STRESSED THAT ALL ARBITRARY KILLINGS NEED TO BE CONDEMNED
AND VIOLATORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT
- 06 AUGUST 2007
UN
WILL HELP IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EASTERN PROVINCE -
UN UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL HOLMES - 06 AUGUST 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA CONCLUDES HIS VISIT TO ASEAN REGIONAL
FORUM (ARF) -
03 AUGUST 2007
ACF
INVESTIGATION - AUSTRALIAN EXPERT AFFIRMS POSITION OF SRI
LANKA GOVERNMENT ANALYST -
03 AUGUST 2007
THE
RESETTLEMENT IN BATTICALOA AND TRINCOMALEE IS IN PROGRESS
- 20 JULY 2007
SRI
LANKAN PRESIDENT PROMISES DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN THE EAST
BY YEAR’S END - 19 JULY 2007
SRI
LANKA: CHILDREN STILL FORCED TO FIGHT FOR TAMIL TIGERS -
19 JULY 2007
ABDUCTION
PROBE IN SRI LANKA LEADS TO ARRESTS - 18 JULY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTRY CONTINUING WITH ALL NECESSARY CONSULAR ASSISTANCE
TO MISS RIZANA NAFEEK - 16 JULY 2007
SRI
LANKA PROMOTES “GARMENTS WITHOUT GUILT” IN THE
US MARKET - 16 JULY 2007
DEFENDING
SRI LANKA - 13 JULY 2007
SEEKING
A POLITICAL AND PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICT - 13 JULY
2007
CUT
OFF THE TIGERS - WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL - 12 JULY 2007
GOVERNMENT
TO PROSECUTE ARMY AND POLICE PERSONNEL INDICTMENT TO BE
SERVED ON THANDIKULAM KILLINGS - 05 JULY 2007
GOVERNMENT
SURMOUNTS OBSTACLES AND CONTINUES FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF
JAFFNA, PEACE SECRETARIAT SAYS - 03 JULY 2007
NIGHT
LANDING RESTRICTIONS AT COLOMBO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LIFTED - 30 JUNE 2007
A
FRESH APPROACH TO MONITOR THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT - 29 JUNE
2007
SCOPP
TAKES ISSUE WITH ICJ REPORT AND ADDENDUM ON MUTTUR INCIDENT
- 28 JUNE 2007
NO
ROOM FOR EXTREMISM, VIOLENCE IN A DEMOCRACY - PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA AT ILO - 15 JUNE 2007
DNA
TESTS PROVE THE HUMAN REMAINS ARE NOT OF FR. JIM BROWN OR
HIS AIDE - 15 JUNE 2007
US
TO SUPPORT IDP RESETTLEMENT - 12 JUNE 2007
SRI
LANKA ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMOVAL ATTEMPT OF TAMIL
CIVILIANS; ALL REMOVED PERSONS RETURN TO COLOMBO - 11 JUNE
2007
PUBLIC
HEARING OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RELATING TO SRI LANKA
05TH JUNE, 2007, BRUSSELS - 06 JUNE 2007
“8TH
ASIA COOPERATION DIALOGUE (ACD) FOREIGN MINISTERS’
MEETING TO BE HELD IN SRI LANKA 2009” - 06 JUNE 2007
PRESIDENT
ORDERS AN IMMEDIATE AND FULL-SCALE PROBE INTO RED CROSS
ABDUCTIONS AND KILLINGS - 05 JUNE 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER URGES GOVERNMENTS TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON LTTE TERRORISM
- 03 JUNE 2007
SRI
LANKA ASSURED OF INCREASED ASSISTANCE IN COMBATING LTTE
TERRORISM - 03 JUNE 2007
INDIA
AGREES TO COORDINATED PATROLLING OF THE PALK STRAITS - 02
JUNE 2007
SINGAPORE
COMMITS TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE USE OF SINGAPOREAN TERRITORY
BY THE LTTE -
01 JUNE 2007
ADDRESS
BY FOREIGN SECRETARY DR. PALITHA KOHONA ON "COMBATING
THE LTTE AT HOME AND OVERSEAS - ENGAGING THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY" AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLITICAL
VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM RESEARCH, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY,
SINGAPORE - 01 JUNE 2007
“TIME
TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CONCERNS OF TAMIL COMMUNITY AND THE
VIOLENCE OF THE LTTE” - DR. KOHONA - 01 JUNE 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA MEETS PRESIDENT DR. MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
- 29 MAY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER CALLS FOR FRESH INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE EAST - 25 MAY 2007
WFP
REGIONAL DIRECTOR BANBURY SAYS RECENT REPORTS ON LDP SETTLEMENT
IN THE EAST "POSITIVE" - 22 MAY 2007
LTTE
VESSEL SUNK IN MALDIVIAN WATERS - 17 MAY 2007
COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY HOLDS INAUGURAL SESSION AS IT BEGINS INVESTIGATIONS
- 16 MAY 2007
ABSOLUTELY
NO EVIDENCE TO LINK THE SRI LANKA NAVY WITH ATTACKS ON INDIAN
FISHERMEN -
12 MAY 2007
UN
TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST LTTE FOR CHILD RECRUITMENT - 11 MAY
2007
PRESIDENT
STRESSES NEED FOR VIGILANCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY - MEETING
WITH US ASST. SECRETARY BOUCHER - 10 MAY 2007
GOVT'S
AIM TO PROTECT TAMILS BEST- PRESIDENT TO ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
- 10 MAY 2007
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY COMMEMORATES VESAK WITH A DANA AT THE EMBASSY
- 08 MAY 2007
DR.
PATRICK MENDIS’ BOOK SIGNING CEREMONY AT THE EMBASSY
- 08 MAY 2007
LTTE
PROVED RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF INDIAN FISHERMEN IN INDIAN
WATERS; GETS CAUGHT IN ITS DEVIOUS PLOY TO IMPLICATE SRI
LANKA NAVY - 04 MAY 2007
LTTE’S
ILLEGAL TV TRANSMISSIONS TERMINATED - 03 MAY 2007
FRESH
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE KILLING OF 17 ACF AID WORKERS IN
MUTTUR - 27 APRIL 2007
SIGHTING
OF A LIGHT AIRCRAFT ACTIVATES SRI LANKA’S DEFENSE
MECHANISM - 26 APRIL 2007
LTTE’S
TRANSMISSIONS OF TV AND RADIO PROGRAMS TO EUROPE AND ASIA
TERMINATED BY INTELSAT LTD - 24 APRIL 2007
PRESIDENTIAL
DIRECTIVES TO PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF ARRESTED AND/OR
DETAINED PERSONS RE-CIRCULATED - 24 APRIL 2007
SRI
LANKA SHOWS RAPID RECOVERY IN TSUNAMI-RAVAGED NORTH AND
EAST - 18 APRIL 2007
DNA
TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT ON BODY DISCOVERED OFF PUNGUDUTHIVU
- 17 APRIL 2007
EMBASSY
DISCUSSES LTTE’S TV AND RADIO TRANSMISSIONS THROUGH
INTELSAT12 WITH INTELSAT LTD IN WASHINGTON DC - 11 APRIL
2007
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA APPEALS FOR JOINT ACTION AGAINST TERRORISM AT
SAARC SUMMIT -
03 APRIL 2007
ANOTHER
BUS BOMBING IN SRI LANKA - 03 APRIL 2007
CHIEF
OF INDIAN NAVAL STAFF DOES NOT RULE OUT LTTE INVOLVEMENT
IN THE KILLINGS OF INDIAN FISHERMEN - 02 APRIL 2007
SRI
LANKA FOREIGN MINISTER AND INDIAN MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DISCUSS MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN SRI LANKA’S DEFENCE
CAPABILITIES - 01 APRIL 2007
SRI
LANKA FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS COUNTERPARTS FROM THE MALDIVES
AND BANGLADESH IN NEW DELHI - 01 APRIL 2007
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA TO LEAD SRI LANKA DELEGATION AT 14TH SAARC
SUMMIT -
29 MARCH 2007
UK
ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON SRI LANKA IN THE HOUSE
OF LORDS CONDEMNS LTTE AERIAL ATTACK ON AIR FORCE BASE -
28 MARCH 2007
SRI
LANKA’S POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS CONDEMN LTTE AIR ATTACK
- 27 MARCH 2007
LTTE
ATTACKS KATUNAYAKE AIR FORCE BASE IN THE AFTERMATH OF RECENT
DEFEATS - 26 MARCH 2007
MINISTER
BOGOLLAGAMA STRESSES THE NEED FOR SAARC TO OVERCOME IMPEDIMENTS
-
20 MARCH 2007
INVESTMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SRI LANKA AND AUSTRALIA - 20 MARCH 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER APPEALS TO SRI LANKAN EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE
THE CAUSE OF SRI LANKA IN THE U.S. - 19 MARCH 2007
PRESS
CONFERENCE BY SRI LANKAN GLOBAL COMPACT PARTICIPANTS - 19
MARCH 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER SAYS SRI LANKA WAS COMMITTED TO A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION
TO THE CONFLICT -
16 MARCH 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA TELLS US OPINION MAKERS, THAT POLITICAL
PROPOSALS NOT INTENDED TO MEET LTTE DEMANDS BUT THE TOTALITY
OF THE SRI LANKAN POLITY - 16 MARCH 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER CALLS ON THE U.S. TO BAN LTTE FRONT ORGANISATIONS
- 15 MARCH 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER SAYS EASTERN PROVINCE IN SRI LANKA COULD SERVE
AS A MODEL FOR
POST-CONFLICT PEACE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT - 14 MARCH
2007
MEETING
WITH US CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OF
SRI LANKA’S PEACE INITIATIVE AND THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT TO HALT LTTE FUNDRAISING - 14 MARCH 2007
PEACE
IN SRI LANKA AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ADDRESS BY FOREIGN MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA - 10 MARCH 2007
US
SUPPORTS SRI LANKA'S HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT WORK IN
THE NORTH AND THE EAST -
09 MARCH 2007
THE
LTTE HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED THEIR CLAIM TO BE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE TAMIL PEOPLE - FOREIGN MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA - 09
MARCH 2007
LTTE’S
TERRORIST ACTIVITY HAS TRANSGRESSED OUR NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
- FOREIGN MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA - 09 MARCH 2007
UK
APPLAUDS SRI LANKA’S APPROACH TO A CONSTITUTIONAL
SOLUTION - 07 MARCH 2007
EFFORTS
TO ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN THE NORTH AND EAST
COMMENDED -
07 MARCH 2007
ATTRACTING
INVESTMENT INTO REGIONS WITH CONFLICT SHOULD BE A SUBJECT
FOR NEXT REVIEW ON THE MONTERREY CONSENSUS - MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA
- 07 MARCH 2007
SRI
LANKA AND US SIGN MUTUAL SERVICES PACT - 06 MARCH 2007
JOINT
PRESS COMMUNIQUE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 05 MARCH 2007
THE
SECURITY OF THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY IS OF UTMOST CONCERN
TO THE GOVERNMENT, SAYS FOREIGN MINISTER - 02 MARCH 2007
THE
EMBASSY ROW COLUMN OF THE WASHINGTON TIMES FOCUSES ON LTTE
EXCUSES FOR ATTACKING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN MISSION
- 01 MARCH 2007
TAMIL
TIGERS’ ATTEMPT TO REPLENISH AMMUNITION STOCKPILE
THWARTED LTTE VESSEL BLOWN UP BY NAVY - 01 MARCH 2007
WASHINGTON
TIMES HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ONCE MORE WITH ITS EDITORIAL
"DECLAW THE TAMIL TIGERS" - 01 MARCH 2007
LTTE
ATTACKS DIPLOMATIC DELEGATION ON HUMANITARIAN MISSION -
27 FEBRUARY 2007
UN
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS LTTE ATTACK ON UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR
AND OTHER DIPLOMATS - 27 FEBRUARY 2007
GROUP
OF 85 SRI LANKANS TEMPORARILY ACCOMMODATED ON CHRISTMAS
ISLAND - 24 FEBRUARY 2007
BRITISH
DEBT RELIEF NOT TIED TO DE-PROSCRIPTION OF LTTE - 23 FEBRUARY
2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER EXECUTION
OF FOUR SRI LANKANS IN SAUDI ARABIA - 23 FEBRUARY 2007
SRI
LANKA SETS INTERNATIONAL PRECEDENCE FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO
ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - 23 FEBRUARY 2007
COLONEL
OLCOTT CENTENNIAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON DC - 21 FEBRUARY
2007
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY RESPONDS TO LETTERS OF CONCERN BY US CITIZENS
- 20 FEBRUARY 2007
GOVERNMENT
OF SRI LANKA VEHEMENTLY CONDEMNS THE BOMB ATTACK ON "SAMJHAUTA
(FRIENDSHIP) EXPRESS" - 20 FEBRUARY 2007
MINISTER
BOGOLLAGAMA APPRECIATES THE CONSISTENT SUPPORT SRI LANKA
RECEIVED FROM PAKISTAN - 16 FEBRUARY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA MEETS PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN
SHAUKAT AZIZ -
16 FEBRUARY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA TO VISIT PAKISTAN - 14 FEBRUARY 2007
PRESIDENT
VISIT TO MALDIVES STRENGTHENED THE LONG STANDING FRIENDLY
RELATIONS -
13 FEBRUARY 2007
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA CONCLUDES A SUCCESSFUL STATE VISIT TO THE MALDIVES
- 12 FEBRUARY 2007
MS
ANGELA KANE, UN ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL
AFFAIRS CALLS ON THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - 09 FEBRUARY
2007
TAMIL
TIGERS CHANGE MODUS OPERANDI TO REMOVE LABEL OF BEING TERRORISTS
- 08 FEBRUARY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA EMPHASIZED THE NECESSITY FOR
MAINTAINING A CLOSE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE MINISTRY AND THE
COLOMBO BASED DIPLOMATS - 06 FEBRUARY 2007
MINISTER
BOGOLLAGAMA PROPOSED SRI LANKA AND THE MALDIVES SHOULD JOINTLY
PROMOTE TOURISM - 06 FEBRUARY 2007
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON DC CELEBRATES 59TH ANNIVERSARY
OF INDEPENDENCE -
05 FEBRUARY 2007
ADDRESS
BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA AT THE 59TH
INDEPENDENCE COMMEMORATION - 04 FEBRUARY 2007
59th
NATIONAL DAY SPEECH BY AMBASSADOR BERNARD GOONETILLEKE -
04 FEBRUARY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA VISITS GERMANY - 02 FEBRUARY
2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER BOGOLLAGAMA'S VISIT TO BERLIN SRI LANKA'S POSITION
STRONGLY SUPPORTED -
02 FEBRUARY 2007
SRI
LANKA’S NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS TO BE HELD AT UNIVERSITY
OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT VAN NESS ON FEBRUARY 4, 2007
- 01 FEBRUARY 2007
MINISTER
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA VISITS INDIA - 01
FEBRUARY 2007
FOREIGN
INVESTMENT IN GOVERNMENT TREASURY BONDS EXCEEDS RS 2.4 BILLION(US
DOLLAR 23 MILLION) - 30 JANUARY 2007
TOWARDS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY,
CULTURE AND HERITAGE - PRESIDENT - 29 JANUARY 2007
HON.
ROHITHA BOGOLLAGAMA APPOINTED AS NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS - 29 JANUARY 2007
FOREIGN
MINISTER OF MYANMAR ASSURES COOPERATION WITH SRI LANKA TO
FIGHT TERRORISM -
25 JANUARY 2007
TAMIL
TIGERS CARRY OUT SUICIDE ATTACK AGAINST SHIP CARRYING RELIEF
SUPPLIES TO CIVILIANS IN JAFFNA PENINSULA - 22 JANUARY 2007
FORGING
A RADICAL CENTRE: A RESPONSE TO EXTREMISM AND INTOLERANCE
- 19 JANUARY 2007
SLA
VICTORIOUS IN VAKARAI RESCUE MISSION - 19 JANUARY 2007
DR.
T.B. PALITHA KOHONA ASSUMED DUTIES AS THE SECRETARY OF MINISTRY
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS -
17 JANUARY 2007
THAI
PONGAL CELEBRATIONS IN THE SRI LANKA EMBASSY, WASHINGTON
DC - 16 JANUARY 2007
TSUNAMI
RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT IN SRI LANKA IS A SUCCESS STORY -
12 JANUARY 2007
VISIT
OF THE HON.SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE, MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
OF INDIA TO SRI LANKA - 09 JANUARY 2007
US
AMBASSADOR CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON BUSES - 09 JANUARY 2007
THE
GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO PEACE; LTTE BOMBS CROWDED CIVILIAN
BUSES - 09 JANUARY 2007
THE
GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS LTTE TERROR ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS - 06
JANUARY 2007
2006
GOVERNMENT
CONTINUES TO TAKE CARE OF IDPS; LTTE USES DISPLACEMENT AS
A STRATEGY -
26 DECEMBER 2006
LTTE
ENGAGE IN ACT OF PIRACY - AGAINST JORDANIAN MERCHANT VESSEL
MV FARAH III, ANCHORED OFF THE COAST OF MULLAITTIVU DUE
TO ENGINE FAILURE - 26 DECEMBER 2006
THE
GOVERNMENT RAISED US$ 100 MILLION SYNDICATED LOAN IN THE
INTERNATIONAL MARKET -
26 DECEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON DC CONDUCTS MULTI-RELIGIOUS
OBSERVANCES TO MARK
THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE TSUNAMI - 26 DECEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT’S
CHRISTMAS DAY MESSAGE - 25 DECEMBER 2006
ONLY
A SOVEREIGN STATE HAS TERRITORIAL WATERS - 23 DECEMBER 2006
FOOD
ITEMS REQUIRED FOR THE PEOPLE IN JAFFNA AIRLIFTED - 23 DECEMBER
2006
US
NOMINATES MEMBER FOR THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL GROUP
OF EMINENT PERSONS -
22 DECEMBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
TAKES IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO PROVIDE THE BASIC NECESSITIES
OF RESIDENTS IN THE JAFFNA PENINSULA - 22 DECEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKANS IN WASHINGTON CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AT THE SRI LANKA
EMBASSY - 19 DECEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA SAYS GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA IS COMMITTED TO A
NEGOTIATE POLITICAL SETTLEMENT - 17 DECEMBER 2006
WASHINGTON
TIMES STRESSES THE NEED TO HALT LTTE FUNDRAISING FOR PEACE
IN SRI LANKA -
17 DECEMBER 2206
WASHINGTON
TIMES DISTINGUISHES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHARITY AND TERRORISM
-
16 DECEMBER 2006
LIFE
AND SUPPLIES FAST RETURNING TO NORMAL IN JAFFNA - 13 DECEMBER
2006
CONGRESSMAN
SCOTT GARRETT COMMENDS SRI LANKA’S COMMITMENT TO A
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT - 08 DECEMBER 2006
LTTE
IGNORES HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN JAFFNA BY REJECTING
GOSL OFFER -
08 DECEMBER 2006
WASHINGTON
TIMES EDITORIAL EVOKES DEBATE ON SRI LANKA - 08 DECEMBER
2006
SECURITY
FORCES LAUNCH COUNTER OPERATIONS TO RESTORE NORMALCY - 07
DECEMBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
ASKS THE LTTE TO ALLOW JAFFNA SHOPKEEPERS TO FUNCTION WITHOUT
INTIMIDATION - 07 DECEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
SAYS NEW LAWS ONLY MEANT TO DEFEAT TERRORISM - 06 DECEMBER
2006
NEW
REGULATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM - 06 DECEMBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
EXPRESSES CONCERN AND CONDEMNATION OVER THE COWARDLY ATTACK
ON DEFENCE SECRETARY - 01 DECEMBER 2006
THE
UNITED STATES CONDEMNS SUICIDE ATTACK - 01 DECEMBER 2006
LTTE'S
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE DEFENCE SECRETARY FAILS - 01 DECEMBER
2006
LTTE’S
DUPLICITY AND CALLOUSNESS IN EXPLOITING THE MISERY IT HAS
INFLICTED ON TAMIL CIVILIANS COME TO THE FORE AGAIN - 01
DECEMBER 2006
ARMY
COMMANDER FONSEKA EMPHASISES THAT THE SEARCH FOR PEACE MUST
NOT ALLOW THE LTTE TO STRENGTHEN ITS MILITARY CAPABILITY
- 30 NOVEMBER 2006
TERRIFYING
'HEROES' - 29 NOVEMBER 2006
VISIT
OF H.E MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA, PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA TO INDIA,
25 - 29 NOVEMBER 2006 -
29 NOVEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA CALLS FOR PUNITIVE ACTION AGAINST CHILD RECRUITMENT
- 29 NOVEMBER 2006
COMMISSION
TO PROBE ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS APPOINTED - 24
NOVEMBER 2006
INDIAN
FOREIGN SECRETARY VISITS SRI LANKA - 24 NOVEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA PROMOTION AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL ZOO TO COINCIDE WITH
KANDULA’S FIFTH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS - 21 NOVEMBER
2006
OFFICIAL
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE HON. (PROF) THISSA VITARANA CHAIRMAN,
ALL PARTY REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE (APRC) - 21 NOVEMBER
2006
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA DIRECTS TO SEND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO JAFFNA VIA
A 9 - 20 NOVEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA PROMOTION AT THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL ZOO BEGINS WITH
LECTURE ON “THE CONSERVATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN
SRI LANKA AND BEYOND” - 17 NOVEMBER 2006
BUDGET
LAYS EMPHASIS ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT - 16 NOVEMBER
2006
SRI
LANKA CANDIDATE WINS ELECTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL
LAW COMMISSION -
16 NOVEMBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTS ESSENTIAL GOODS TO THE JAFFNA PENINSULA - 15
NOVEMBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
REGRETS THAT CERTAIN CONCLUSIONS MADE PUBLIC BY AMBASSADOR
ROCK HAS LED TO DISTORTED MEDIA REPORTS - 14 NOVEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA’S SECOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO GIVE CONFIDENCE
TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS - 13 NOVEMBER 2006
SCOTLAND
YARD FOR PROBE INTO RAVIRAJ ASSASSINATION - PRESIDENT -
10 NOVEMBER 2006
WASHINGTON
NATIONAL ZOO AND SRI LANKA EMBASSY CELEBRATE THE FIFTH BIRTHDAY
OF BABY ELEPHANT ‘KANDULA’ - 08 NOVEMBER 2006
ADDRESS
BY AMBASSADOR BERNARD GOONETILLEKE AT THE US FOREIGN SERVICE
INSTITUTE -
31 OCTOBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
STRONGLY CONDEMNS KILLING OF TNA MP NADARAJAH RAVIRAJ -
10 NOVEMBER 2006
CO-CHAIRS
BRIEFED ON INCIDENT IN KATHIRAVELLI - 09 NOVEMBER 2006
SECURITY
FORCES COMPELLED TO NEUTRALIZE LTTE POSITIONS - 09 NOVEMBER
2006
SECOND
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
- 06 NOVEMBER 2006
STATEMENT
BY THE NORWEGIAN FACILITATOR, GENEVA - 29 OCTOBER 2006
GENEVA
TALKS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA AND THE LTTE 28
- 29 OCTOBER 2006 -
29 OCTOBER 2006
AMBASSADOR
GOONETILLEKE RESPONDS TO BOSTON GLOBE EDITORIAL - 28 OCTOBER
2006
OPENING
STATEMENT BY MINISTER NIMAL SIRIPALA DE SILVA, HEAD OF DELEGATION,
GOSL - GENEVA TALKS OCTOBER 28,29, 2006 - 28 OCTOBER 2006
SLFP-UNP
SIGNS THE HISTORIC AGREEMENT - 23 OCTOBER 2006
ADDRESS
BY HON. MANGALA SAMARAWEERA, MP, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ON THE OCCASION OF THE FORMAL RAISING OF UN FLAG IN COMMEMORATION
OF THE 61ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS - 26 OCTOBER
2006
ESSENTIAL
ITEMS AIRLIFTED - 24 OCTOBER 2006
UNITED
STATES PROMOTING POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR SRI LANKA - 23 OCTOBER
2006
SEA
TIGERS FLEE IN THE FACE OF NAVY RETALIATION - 20 OCTOBER
2006
DEEPAVALI
MESSAGE FROM H.E. THE PRESIDENT - 20 OCTOBER 2006
THE
US ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD BOUCHER CALLS ON
PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA - 19 OCTOBER 2006
PALLONE
CONDEMNS BRUTAL ATTACK ON SRI LANKAN NAVY NEAR HABARANA
- 19 OCTOBER 2006
SRI
LANKA NAVY FOILS LTTE ATTACK ON NAVAL BASE - 18 OCTOBER
2006
AMBASSADOR
GOONETILLEKE RESPONDS TO NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL - 18 OCTOBER
2006
TARGETING
THE TAMIL TIGERS - 18 OCTOBER 2006
FIVE
SUICIDE BOATS ON MISSION TO ATTACK NAVAL BASE: THREE DESTROYED
BY NAVY -
18 OCTOBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
DENIES FOREIGN MEDIA REPORTS: ATTACK ON GALLE NAVAL HARBOUR
AVERTED -
18 OCTOBER 2006
US
SUPPORT FOR PEACE EFFORTS IN SRI LANKA - 17 OCTOBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
CONDEMNS BRUTAL ATTACK BY THE LTTE - 17 OCTOBER 2006
EMBASSY
OF SRI LANKA COMMEMORATES RAMADAN - 17 OCTOBER 2006
REP.
FOSSELLA CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA - 16 OCTOBER
2006
UNITED
STATES CONDEMNS SUICIDE BOMBING IN SRI LANKA - 16 OCTOBER
2006
STATEMENT
BY AMBASSADOR PRASAD KARIYAWASAM PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
OF SRI LANKA TO THE UNITED NATIONS AT UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, 61ST SESSION SIXTH COMMITTEE NEW YORK - 16 OCTOBER
2006
PRESIDENT
MEETS WITH PROPOSED GOVERNMENT DELEGATION FOR PEACE TALKS
IN SWITZERLAND - 13 OCTOBER 2006
MUHAMALAI
CALM AFTER HEAVY FIGHTING - 13 OCTOBER 2006
US
ARMY WAR COLLEGE HONOURS LIEUTENANT GENERAL PARAMI KULATUNGE
- 12 OCTOBER 2006
OFFICIAL
STATEMENT BY THE HON. PROF. TISSA VITARANA CHAIRMAN, ALL
PARTY REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (APRC) - 12 OCTOBER 2006
PEACE
EFFORTS IN SRI LANKA - 11 OCTOBER 2006
PRESIDENT
MEETS WITH CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS REGARDING PEACE TALKS -
10 OCTOBER 2006
SRI
LANKA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER REPORTED NUCLEAR TEST - 10
OCTOBER 2006
HEADS
OF MISSIONS CONFERENCE (HOMC) CONCLUDES - 06 OCTOBER 2006
GOSL
ACCOMMODATES SUGGESTION ON DATES FOR TALKS - 05 OCTOBER
2006
GOVERNMENT
REVIEWS NGO VISAS - 05 OCTOBER 2006
ADDRESS
BY PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA TO SRI LANKA’S DIPLOMATS
ABROAD, ON OCTOBER 4, 2006, OPENING THE THREE-DAY WORKSHOP
FOR MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE, ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTRY
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - 04 OCTOBER 2006
SRI
LANKAN-AMERICANS DEMONSTRATE FOR PEACE IN SRI LANKA OPPOSITE
THE WHITE HOUSE - 04 OCTOBER 2006
SRI
LANKA EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PALLONE STATEMENT - 02 OCTOBER
2006
ELECTION
OF SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UN - 29 SEPTEMBER 2006
MINISTRY
OF NATION BUILDING & ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
SENDS SHIPMENTS OF FOOD ITEMS TO JAFFNA - 26 SEPTEMBER 2006
SEA
TIGERS CONTINUE TO LOSE IN THE FACE OF THE NAVY RETALIATION,
ELEVEN TIGER BOATS SUNK, OVER 70 KILLED - 25 SEPTEMBER 2006
MINISTER
MANGALA SAMARAWEERA DEPOSITED INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION
EFFECTING SRI LANKA'S ACCESSION TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME - 26 SEPTEMBER 2006
MEETING
OF FOREIGN MINISTER MANGALA SAMARAWEERA WITH THE US SECRETARY
OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE IN NEW YORK - 24 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
SPEAKS OF PEACE TALKS DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH BBC TAMIL
SERVICE -
22 SEPTEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA EMBASSY JOINS IN CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
- 22 SEPTEMBER 2006
JUDGE
WEERAMANTY AWARDED UNESCO PRIZE FOR PEACE EDUCATION - 22
SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA ORDERS AN EXPEDITED INQUIRY INTO THE POTHUVIL
MASSACRE -
22 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA ADDRESSES THE ASIA SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - 22 SEPTEMBER
2006
CHIEF
GOVERNMENT WHIP URGES HIS AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS TO EXERCISE
CAUTION IN SEPARATING THE REAL SITUATION IN SRI LANKA, FROM
THE DISINFORMATION BEING SPREAD BY THE LTTE AND ITS AGENTS
- 22 SEPTEMBER 2006
ADDRESS
BY HIS EXCELLENCY MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA - PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA AT THE SIXTY FIRST SESSION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NEW YORK - 20 SEPTEMBER
2006
US
AMBASSADOR SAYS THAT THE US IS COMMITTED TO HELPING SRI
LANKA FIGHT TERRORISM -
19 SEPTEMBER 2006
HIGH
APPRECIATION FOR SRI LANKA’S COMMITMENT TO PEACE -
19 SEPTEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA CALLS ON U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO EXERT PRESSURE
ON THE LTTE TO RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE IN GOOD FAITH
- 19 SEPTEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA GOVERNMENT TAKES DECISIVE ACTION TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN
RIGHTS - 18 SEPTEMBER 2006
ABSOLUTELY
NO FOOD SHORTAGE IN JAFFNA - ESSENTIAL SERVICES - 18 SEPTEMBER
2006
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA TO ADDRESS THE 61ST SESSION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY - 17 SEPTEMBER 2006
JOINT
NAVY AND AIR FORCE OPERATION DESTROYS WEAPON-CARRYING LARGE
LTTE VESSEL -
17 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
URGES NAM LEADERS FOR NEW INNOVATIVE ACTION AGAINST TERRORISM
-
16 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
TO ADDRESS NAM SUMMIT TODAY - 15 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
RAJAPAKSA MEETS UN SECRETARY GENERAL AT NAM SUMMIT - 16
SEPTEMBER 2006
POVERTY
AND TERRORISM ARE TWIN EVILS - FOREIGN MINISTER MANGALA
SAMARAWEERA -
15 SEPTEMBER 2006
HOW
TO REFORM THE U.N., BY JAYANTHA DHANAPALA - WASHINGTON TIMES
- 15 SEPTEMBER 2006
GOVERNMENT
SEEKS COORDINATED APPROACH TO RESETTLEMENT IN MUTTUR TOWN
-
13 SEPTEMBER 2006
V.
ANADASANGAREE, WINNER OF THE 2006 UNESCO-MADANJEET SINGH
PRIZE FOR THE PROMOTION OF TOLERANCE AND NON-VIOLENCE -
13 SEPTEMBER 2006
SRI
LANKA RE-AFFIRMS WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN TALKS WITH THE
LTTE FOLLOWING A CLEAR COMMITMENT BY THE LTTE LEADER TO
A COMPREHENSIVE AND VERIFIABLE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
- 13 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA CALLS ON THE LTTE TO RENOUNCE TERRORISM
AND TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS TO PROMOTE PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
- 13 SEPTEMBER 2006
CO-CHAIRS
CALL ON SRI LANKA GOVERNMENT AND LTTE TO URGENTLY MEET IN
OSLO AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER - 12 SEPTEMBER 2006
FOREIGN
MINISTER BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON PEACE PROCESS, SECURITY,
HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES - 11 SEPTEMBER 2006
EU
CONDEMNS INTRANSIGENCE OF THE LTTE LEADERSHIP WHICH HASSUCCESSIVELY
REJECTED SEVERAL POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD - 07 SEPTEMBER 2006
INTERNATIONAL
INDEPENDENT GROUP OF, EMINENT PERSONS TO ACT AS OBSERVERS
OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO ABDUCTIONS, DISAPPEARANCES AND EXTRA
JUDICIAL KILLINGS -
06 SEPTEMBER 2006
TEN
TRUCKLOADS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES SENT TO THE NORTH UNDER ICRC
BANNER AS LTTE PREVENTS ENTRY - 05 SEPTEMBER 2006
TAMIL
REHABILITATION ORGANISATION - FREEZING OF BANK ACCOUNTS
- 05 SEPTEMBER 2006
PRESIDENT
DECLARES SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE SAMPUR - 04 SEPTEMBER 2006
INMATES
OF SENCHOLAI SPEAK - 03 SEPTEMBER 2006
SELECTIVE
TIMING OF SLMM RULING EXTREMELY QUESTIONABLE - 02 SEPTEMBER
2006
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA MEETS WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY
BLAIR -
01 SEPTEMBER 2006
MORE
FOODSTUFFS TO JAFFNA - 31 AUGUST 2006
GOVERNMENT
REJECTS SPECULATIVE CONCLUSION BY SLMM ON KILLING OF AID
WORKERS IN MUTTUR - 30 AUGUST 2006
SLMM
BLAMES LTTE FOR KABITIGOLLEWA ATTACK - 29 AUGUST 2006
WAS
‘SENCHOLAI’ AN ORPHANAGE OR A LTTE TRAINING
CAMP? - 29 AUGUST 2006
GOVERNMENT
EFFORTS TO TRANSPORT ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO CIVILIANS IN
THE NORTH THWARTED BY THE LTTE - 29 AUGUST 2006
STATEMENT
TO PARLIAMENT BY HON. MANGALA SAMARAWEERA ON THE CURRENT
STATUS OF THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE PEACE PROCESS -
25 AUGUST 2006
SRI
LANKA WELCOMES LTTE ARRESTS IN THE US - 22 AUGUST 2006
EIGHT
ARRESTED BY THE FBI & CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE
MATERIAL SUPPORT & RESOURCES TO THE LTTE - 22 AUGUST
2006
PRESIDENT
BRIEFS CO-CHAIRS OF TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE ON CURRENT SITUATION
-
22 AUGUST 2006
ACTING
HEAD OF MISSION FOR SLMM APPOINTED - 21 AUGUST 2006
SRI
LANKA MONITORING MISSION TO REGROUP IN COLOMBO TEMPORARILY
- 21 AUGUST 2006
GOVERNMENT
SENDS RELIEF SUPPLIES TO JAFFNA UNDER ICRC SUPERVISION -
21 AUGUST 2006
SRI
LANKA WELCOMES DECISION BY ICELAND TO INCREASE SLMM MONITORS
- 19 AUGUST 2006
SRI
LANKA IS COMMITTED TO PEACE AND DOORS ARE STILL OPEN TO
A NEGOTIATED POLITICAL SETTLEMENT - PRESIDENT - 19 AUGUST
2006
PRESIDENT
EXTENDS MEDICAL FACILITIES TO INJURED LTTE CADRES ON HUMANITARIAN
GROUNDS -
18 AUGUST 2006
MINISTER
SAMARAWEERA BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CROPS ON RECENT ESCALATION
OF LTTE TERROR ATTACKS - 17 AUGUST 2006
UNITED
STATES EXPRESSES SYMPATHY AND CONCERN - 15 AUGUST 2006
GOVERNMENT
CONDEMNS LTTE TARGETING THE PAKISTAN HIGH COMMISSIONER IN
COLOMBO -
14 AUGUST 2006
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA CONDEMNS THE ASSASINATION OF MR. KETHISHWARAN
LOGANATHAN - 14 AUGUST 2006
DEPUTY
SECRETARY GENERAL OF SCOPP GUNNED DOWN BY THE LTTE - 14
AUGUST 2006
SLMM
CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF KATESH LOGANATHAN - 14 AUGUST 2006
GOVERNMENT
CONFIRMS ICRC CONVOYS CARRYING FOOD AND MEDICINE HAVE ALREADY
STARTED DISTRIBUTION AMONG AFFECTED FAMILIES - 14 AUGUST
2006
SRI
LANKA DEVELOPMENT BONDS (SLDBS) OVERSUBSCRIBED - 11 AUGUST
2006
MINISTER
SAMARASINGHE BRIEFS ACF OFFICIALS ON STATUS OF INVESTIGATION
INTO KILLINGS -
10 AUGUST 2006
LTTE
DISINFORMATION - THE FACTS - 10 AUGUST 2006
LATE
KADIRGAMAR ONE OF THE GRESTET LEADERS OF OUR TIMES - PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA -
10 AUGUST 2006
ARTILLERY
GUN CATCHES FIRE ACCIDENTALLY - 10 AUGUST 2006
LAKSHMAN
KADIRGAMAR INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC
STUDIES (LKIIRSS) INAUGURATED - 10 AUGUST 2006
AUSTRALIAN
FORENSIC EXPERTS ASSIST SRI LANKA’S INVESTIGATION
INTO THE KILLING OF 17 LOCAL AID WORKERS IN MUTTUR - 09
AUGUST 2006
GOVERNMENT
STRONGLY CONDEMNS INCIDENT IN MUTTUR - 08 AUGUST 2006
LATEST
SITUATION ON THE DEATH OF ‘ACTION LA CONTRE FAIM’
(ACF) NGO WORKERS AT MUTTUR -
08 AUGUST 2006
SPECIAL
ENVOY JON HANSSEN BAUER DE-BRIEFS THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI
LANKA ON HIS VISIT TO KILINOCHCHI - 08 AUGUST 2006
SRI
LANKAN EMBASSY REFUTES WASHINGTON TIMES REPORT - 08 AUGUST
2006
BOMB
EXPLODES NEAR A SCHOOL IN COLOMBO - 08 AUGUST 2006
URGENT
RELIEF AID FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN MUTTUR
ON PRESIDENT'S ORDER - 07 AUGUST 2006
SECURITY
FORCES CONTINUE ‘OPERATION WATERSHED’ - 06 AUGUST
2006
TIGER
ATTACK THWARTED - MUTTUR SAFE - 04 AUGUST 2006
SLMC
ASK LTTE TO RELEASE 100 DETAINED MUSLIMS - 04 AUGUST 2006
AMBASSADOR
GOONETILLEKE SAYS SRI LANKA WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO BLACKMAIL
BY THE LTTE ON THE WATER ISSUE IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE -
03 AUGUST 2006
SECRETARY-GENERAL
CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED VIOLENCE OVER SRI LANKA WATER
DISPUTE, CALLS FOR UNIMPEDED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO AFFECTED
POPULATION - 03 AUGUST 2006
REMARKS
MADE BY FOREIGN MINISTER MANGALA SAMARAWEERA TO THE DIPLOMATIC
COMMUNITY IN COLOMBO, ON 3RD AUGUST 2006, ON THE LTTE'S
FORCIBLE CLOSURE OF THE MAVIL ARU ANICUT AND THE LTTE'S
DECISION TO WITHDRAW SECURITY GUARANTEE TO EU MEMBERS OF
THE SLMM -
03 AUGUST 2006
LTTE
KILLS 10 MUSLIMS IN MUTTUR - 03 AUGUST 2006
NORWAY
URGES IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN SRI LANKA -
02 AUGUST 2006
TRUE
FACTS ON THE SITUATION IN MUTTUR - 02 AUGUST 2006
MAVIL
ARU: DENIAL OF WATER TO CIVILIANS - 02 AUGUST 2006
SRI
LANKA BECOMES THE 27TH PARTICIPANT TO JOIN ASEAN REGIONAL
FORUM (ARF) - 31JULY 2006
DENIAL
OF WATER TO CIVILIANS BY THE LTTE- BLATANT CONTRAVENTION
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW -
26 JULY 2006
STATEMENT
MADE IN PARLIAMENT BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HON.
MANGALA SAMARAWEERA -
21 JULY 2006
GOVERNMENT
STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN LEBANON - 21 JULY 2006
FIRST
BATCH OF SRI LANKANS TO BE REPATRIATED FROM LEBANON - 20
JULY 2006
SRI
LANKA AND CHINA JOINT PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ - 17 JULY
2006
AVOID
TRAVEL TO LEBANON - 16 JULY 2006
ANTI-MONEY
LAUNDERING EFFORTS OF SRI LANKA LAUDED AT 9TH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE ASIA PACIFIC GROUP ON MONEY LAUNDERING - 14 JULY
2006
USAID
MARKS 50 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH SRI LANKA - 13 JULY 2006
SRI
LANKA CONDEMNS THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN MUMBAI - 12 JULY
2006
SPEECH
BY H.E. THE PRESIDENT AT THE INAUGURAL JOINT MEETING OF
THE ALL PARTY REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PANEL OF
EXPERTS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM -
11 JULY 2006
FOREIGN
MINISTER ON OFFICIAL VISITS TO CHINA AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA
- 12 JULY 2006
THAMILCHELVAN’S
ACCUSATION: WHOSE DUPLICITY? - GOVERNMENT PRESS STATEMENT
- 08 JULY 2006
SRI
LANKA CALLS FOR GLOBAL ACTION TO COMBAT THREAT TO MARITIME
SECURITY BY TERRORIST GROUPS - 06 JULY 2006
INDIAN
FOREIGN SECRETARY SHYAM SARAN CALLS ON PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA
- 04 JULY 2006
PRESIDENT
ISSUES HUMAN RIGHTS GUIDELINES TO FORCES, POLICE - 02 JULY
2006
DEFENCE
SECRETARY IN WASHINGTON DC FOR BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS -
29 JUNE 2006
PANSAKULA
CEREMONY IN THE US FOR THE LATE MAJOR GENERAL PARAMI KULATUNGA
- 29 JUNE 2006
AMBASSADOR
GOONETILLEKE CALLS ON STATES THAT HAVE PROSCRIBED THE LTTE,
TO ALSO TAKE ACTION TO CURB ACTIVITIES OF ITS FRONT ORGANIZATIONS
- 28 JUNE 2006
SRI
LANKA PRESIDES OVER THE UN CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT TRADE IN
SMALL ARMS - 28 JUNE 2006
DEPUTY
CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY, MAJOR GENERAL PARAMI
KULATUNGA KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK - 26 JUNE 2006
REPLACEMENT
OF SLMM MONITORS FROM EU COUNTRIES - 22 JUNE 2006
BILATERAL
TIES STRENGTHEN BETWEEN SRI LANKA - MALAYSIA - 23 JUNE 2006
MINISTER
SAMARAWEERA BRIEFS PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH - 23 JUNE
2006
SRI
LANKA RATIFIES THE REGIONAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON COMBATING
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS IN ASIA( RECAAP)
- 21 JUNE 2006
PRESIDENT
HAS REITERATED HIS COMMITMENT TO A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT
DESPITE PROVOCATIONS BY THE LTTE- MINISTER MANGALA SAMARAWEERA
- 20 JUNE 2006
LTTE’S
OSLO STATEMENT LACKS CLARITY AND IS MISPLACED - 18 JUNE
2006
MESSAGE
OF CONDOLENCE FROM PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA - 17 JUNE
2006
PRESIDENT
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA VISITS THE KEBBETIGOLLAWA CLAYMORE VICTIMS
- 15 JUNE 2006
TERRORIST
ATTACK IN SRI LANKA - 15 JUNE 2006
PRIME
MINISTER OF NORWAY ASSURED TO FURTHER ENHANCE BILATERAL
COOPERATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 13 JUNE 2006
ATTACK
ON CIVILIANS IS A BLATANT VIOLATION OF CFA - 15 JUNE 2006
GOVERNMENT
STRONGLY CONDEMNS KEBITIGOLLAWA ATTACK - 15 JUNE 2006
FOREIGN
MINISTER MANGALA SAMARAWEERA MEETING WITH HIS NORWEGIAN
COUNTERPART JONAS GAHR STORE IN OSLO - 12 JUNE 2006
GOSL
RESPONSE TO THE SLMM GENEVA REPORT - 09 JUNE 2006
LTTE
REFUSES TO MEET GOSL DELEGATION IN OSLO - 08 JUNE 2006
ESSENTIAL
ITEMS MUST MOVE TO NORTH & EAST WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
- 08 JUNE 2006
A
NEW COMMITTEE AND ADVISORY COUNCIL, TO SET UP A FRAME WORK
FOR A LASTING SOLUTION ….. -
02 JUNE 2006
GOVERNMENT
TO PRESS AHEAD FOR A POLITICAL SOLUTION BASED ON DEMOCRACY
AND
HUMAN RIGHTS - 30 MAY 2006
CO-CHAIRS
WANT SRI LANKA BACK ON THE ROAD TO PEACE - 30 MAY 2006
ATTACK
ON INTERNATIONAL NGOS AN ACT OF TERROR - 22 MAY 2006
SRI
LANKA TO AIM FOR “HIGH END SPECIAL INTEREST TRAVELLERS”
FROM THE U.S. - 23 MAY 2006
GOVERNMENT
PRESS STATEMENT - 19 MAY 2006
REPORTS
ON THE LISTING OF THE LTTE - 19 MAY 2006
PRESIDENTIAL
ADVISOR CABRAAL RE-ITERATES PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA’S
FIRM BELIEF TO EVOLVE A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT TO THE ETHNIC
PROBLEM IN SRI LANKA - 18 MAY 2006
PRESIDENTIAL
ADVISOR AJITH NIVARD CABRAAL SAYS “SRI LANKA GOVERNMENT
IS READY, ABLE AND WILLING TO DISCUSS ALL ISSUES RELATING
TO A DEVOLVED SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE IN THE NORTH AND THE
EAST” - 16 MAY 2006
STATEMENT
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA - 15 MAY 2006
GOVERNMENT
CONDEMNS KILLINGS OF TAMIL CIVILIANS IN MANDATHIVU - 14
MAY 2006
US
CONDEMNS LTTE ATTACK ON LANKAN NAVY VESSELS - 13 MAY 2006
LTTE
ATTACK ON TROOP CARRIER - BLOW TO HUMANITY AND THE PEACE
PROCESS - 12 MAY 2006
OFFENSIVE
ACTION BY LTTE ON THE EVE OF VESAK - 12 MAY 2006
LTTE
IS SERIOUSLY VIOLATING THE CFA WITH SEA MOVEMENTS AND ATTACKS
ON SRI LANKAN NAVY -
11 MAY 2006
AMBASSADOR
GOONETILLEKE TELLS WASHINGTON TIMES LTTE DISTORTING INFORMATION
FROM SRI LANKA - 11 MAY 2006
GOVERNMENT
RESPONDS TO TNA ALLEGATIONS - 10 MAY 2006
ANTON
BALASINGHAM’S INTERVIEW TO REUTERS MISLEADING - 08
MAY 2006
SRI
LANKA ELECTED TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 10 MAY 2006
SCOPP
CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UTHAYAN NEWSPAPER - 03 MAY 2006
JOINT
STATEMENT OF THE ALL PARTY CONFERENCE - 29 APRIL 2006
STATEMENT
BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE - 28 APRIL
2006
OBSERVATIONS
BY SLMM HEAD ON TRINCOMALEE & SAMPOOR - 28 APRIL 2006
FOREIGN
MINISTER CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON THE LTTE TO
STOP SUICIDE AND OTHER TERRORIST ATTACKS OR FACE INTERNATIONAL
SANCTIONS - 27 APRIL 2006
BRIEFING
TO DIPLOMATS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - 26 APRIL 2006
PRESS
RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION - SUICIDE
BOMB ATTACK IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - 25 APRIL 2006
SECRETARY-GENERAL
STRONGLY CONDEMNS SRI LANKA SUICIDE BOMBING - 25 APRIL 2006
ADDRESS
TO THE NATION BY H. E. PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA - 25
APRIL 2006
PRESS
RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - 25 APRIL 2006
SECURITY
FORCES TAKE DETERENT MEASURES TO PREVENT FURTHER LTTE ATTACKS
- 25 APRIL 2006
CO-CHAIRS
DEPLORE ATTACK ON MILITARY CHIEF - 25 APRIL 2006
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