The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath will lead the Sri Lanka delegation to the 81 st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from 27 to 30 September 2026.
Foreign Minister Herath is scheduled to deliver Sri Lanka’s National Statement at the General Debate during the High Level Week on 28 September 2026 aligning with this year’s UNGA theme ‘Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All.’
On the margins of the General Assembly, the Foreign Minister will have meetings with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, senior officials of the UN, and Foreign Ministers of several countries.
PUCSL rejects CEB request to procure 55 MW of power
The??Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has?rejected a request by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to procure 55 MW of power. The CEB had said in a letter to the PUSL that it had obtained cabinet approval to obtain emergency electricity from a private company. However the PUCSL has rejected the request saying the CEB had violated the provisions of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act which is applicable on any procurement of electricity. Established by The Public Utilities Commission
Constitutional reforms committee to delay its final report
The presentation of a report on Sri Lanka’s new Constitution will be delayed till May 15 as the committee tasked to get public views on it says it cannot meet the April end deadline. Senior lawyer Lal Wijenayake, the convener of the Committee on public representations for constitutional reform, said the report is currently under process but they would not be able to meet the April end deadline as had been agreed earlier. “We are currently determining what recommendations should be made out of
New laws to create investor friendly environment
The Government hopes to introduce new bills in parliament by June in order to create an even more efficient, dynamic and secure business environment conducive for investment, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today. Speaking at a media briefing after holding discussions with his Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstr?m, who is in?Sri Lanka on an official visit, Samaraweera said that as Sri Lanka improves market access to the Sub-continent by deepening existing free trade agreements with In
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