The LKI hosted a Round Table Discussion on 28 May 2025 with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland H.E. Radoslaw Sikorski. The Minister was on a visit to Sri Lanka representing Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission.
Hon Arun Hemachandra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Employment and Hon Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development, represented the government at the event. It also brought together the Ambassador of the EU Carmen Moreno, opposition parliamentarians Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva and Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, former member of the European Parliament Nirj Deva, Ambassadors/diplomats from EU countries, the UN Resident Coordinator, retired Ambassadors, senior government officials, and leading economists.
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture was delivered on 3 February 2023 by Hon. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at a ceremony held at the Jasmine Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Vijitha Herath addressed the Colombo-based Diplomatic Corps at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14 October 2024. The Minister updated the diplomats on the recent actions taken by the government and outlined future plans during this interactive session.
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) hosted a panel discussion 'Sri Lanka as a Destination: From Antiquity to Modernity' as part of its outreach activities to promote ‘Cultural Diplomacy’ in Koggala on Saturday (13 January 2023). Held with the Indian Ocean as the backdrop at the Long Beach Hotel, Koggala, this interactive discussion was organized as part of ‘Rhythms of Paradise’ - the cultural spectacle of ‘Galle Concerto 2024’, with the aim of promoting the Southern coastline of Sri Lanka as a tourist destination, and in celebration of Sri Lanka’s timeless cultural and natural heritage.
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