November 16, 2024
Sri Lanka participates in Korea's Busan International Travel Fair (BITF)
September 24, 2014The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Korea in association with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau participated in Korea’s second largest tourism fair, the 17th Busan International Travel Fair (BITF). The event was held in Busan, the second largest city in Korea, from 12th to 15th September 2014. Sri Lanka’s booth won the Best Tourism Publicity Award from BITF/ KOTFA.
Ban hails ‘bold’ announcements on tackling climate change as historic UN summit closes
September 24, 2014Bold new actions to immediately tackle climate change were announced yesterday by Government, business, finance and civil society leaders attending a historic Climate Summit convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has long urged workable solutions based on “clear vision anchored in domestic and multinational actions.”
UN General Assembly’s 69th general debate kicks off Wednesday
September 24, 2014The United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level debate officially kicks off Wednesday, but this year, more than 120 leaders have already spent a day focusing on the existential threat of climate change and getting a head start on an agenda dominated by an unprecedented number of challenges facing the world today.
Sri Lanka-Bangladesh talks conclude successfully
September 24, 2014Sri Lanka and Bangladesh successfully inked their second bilateral Joint Working Session on Tuesday (23) in Colombo, but decided to hold back on the exact nature of the Trade Agreement to be reached ‘for a while’.
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