The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) convened a Special Guest Lecture on “15 Years of Dialogue: Sri Lanka–SCO Partnership and the Way Forward” on Thursday, 21 May 2026, at the Lighthouse Auditorium, LKI. The lecture was delivered by His Excellency Nurlan Yermekbayev, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The session provided valuable insights into the evolution of Sri Lanka’s engagement with the SCO over the past 15 years, highlighting the organisation’s growing relevance in regional cooperation, including its history and mechanisms, as well as its key pillars such as the security dimension, economic agenda, socio-humanitarian cooperation, and external cooperation, alongside broader areas of connectivity and multilateral dialogue.
The event was organized by the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism. The event brought together members of the diplomatic corps, Heads of Mission, senior government officials, representatives of think tanks, academics, researchers, and university students.
This Policy Brief examines what the BBNJ Agreement, the landmark 2023 treaty on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, which entered into force on 17th January 2026, actually demands of Sri Lanka as a State Party.
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.
Executive Director of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha on 21 May 2025 delivered a guest lecture at the ‘Realpolitik’ Study Circle of the Department of Public Policy at the University of Ruhuna.
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