"Notice on the circulation of false information about the students selected for the evacuation flight on 27th June 2020, from Belarus, by few students of one particular university in Belarus".
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Foreign Minister outlines Sri Lanka’s Digital Responses to COVID -19
Visionary political leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the effective use of technology in a whole – of – government approach has enabled Sri Lanka to control the COVID-19 and a wide range of pandemic related issues - said Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena addressing the Virtual Ministerial Conference on ‘Close the Digital Divides: the Digital Response to COVID-19’.
44th Session of the Human Rights Council Agenda Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the annual report of the High Commissioner 02 July 2020
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Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in discussions on matters of bilateral interest
Full Media Release at: https://www.mfa.gov.lk/us-secretary-of-state-in-discussions/
Ambassador-Designate Prof. M.D. Lamawansa meets his Uzbekistan counterpart H.E. Botirzhon Asadov
On June 30, 2020 Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, H.E. Prof. M.D. Lamawansa had a meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Botirzhon Asadov. Ambassador-Designate Lamawansa is concurrently accredited to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Lifting of travel restrictions by the EU/ Schengen Region
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Lifting of travel restrictions by the EU/ Schengen Region
The Ministry of Foreign Relations notes the decision of the European Union to reopen its external borders on 1 July 2020 initially to a list of less than 15 countries that does not include Sri Lanka.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka accredited to European Union in Brussels which has been actively lobbying for Sri Lanka’s inclusion in the list was informed by the European Commission that it has not yet considered countries that have not opened airports nor accepted visitors from the EU region. The Embassy was further informed that the list will be progressively expanded depending on the progress made in the epidemiological situation in countries, the ability to apply containment measures during travel and whether or not that country has lifted travel restrictions towards the EU countries.
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