The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad welcomed a 28-member delegation from the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Sri Lanka (DSCSC) on International Collaboration Study Package-2024. The delegation led by Commodore Sanjeewa Premarathna (Chief Instructor Navy Wing) comprised six Directing Staff members and 20 Student Officers from tri – services of Sri Lanka and an officer from the Malaysian Air Force. The ten-day long study tour from 2-11 September 2024 was organised by the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad in close coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Joint Staff Headquarters of Pakistan, underscoring the strong diplomatic ties between the two countries.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has posthumously pardoned Captain Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris, who was executed 109 years ago following an unjust trial under British colonial rule.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the United States, in collaboration with the International Club of DC, hosted a vibrant evening reception  at the Embassy premises in Washington D.C recently. The event was held with the aim of promoting Sri Lanka as a key tourist and investment destination among US nationals, during the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere. Members of the Club and special invitees attended the event.