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It was the second overseas diplomatic mission of Ceylon and the first embassy established by Ceylon after gaining its independence from Britain. It was renamed in 1972 as the High Commission of the Republic of Sri Lanka .
Current ambassador of Estonia to Sri Lanka, Riho Kruuv, presents his credentials to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in September 2017. Estonia-Sri Lanka relations are the bilateral relations between Estonia and Sri Lanka. Estonia has an embassy in Colombo. Sri Lanka has a non resident embassy in Stockholm.
The Israel–Hamas war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. [18] These events focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict, including demands for a ceasefire, an end to the Israeli blockade and occupation, return of Israeli hostages, protesting war crimes, and providing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Consulate-General 2012 Namur: Consular agency 1998 Croatia: Split: Consulate 2013 France: Bastia: Consulate 2007 Chambéry: Consulate 2008 Lille: Consulate 2011 Mulhouse: Consulate 2011 Toulouse: Consulate 2013 Germany: Bonn: Embassy branch office 2007 Hamburg: Consulate-General 2010 Mannheim: Consulate 2010
Japan has an embassy in Colombo. Sri Lanka has an embassy in Tokyo. Diplomatic relations with Japan were established in 1952, four years after Sri Lanka gained independence from the United Kingdom. In 2012, the 60th anniversary was celebrated with the issuance of a commemorative coin.
The demographics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada make Toronto one of the most multicultural and multiracial cities in the world. In 2021, 57.0 percent of the residents of the metropolitan area belonged to a visible minority group, compared with 51.4 percent in 2016, and 13.6 percent in 1981.
The 1983 communal riots and later civil war in Sri Lanka precipitated the mass exodus of Tamils with over 500,000 finding refuge in countries such as Canada, the UK, Australia, United States, France and Switzerland. From then on, Sri Lankan Tamils have been immigrating to Canada in particular around Toronto and Greater Toronto Area. A third ...
Diplomatic relations between Iran (then known as Pahlavi Iran) and Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) began in 1961 via the Ceylonese embassy in Islamabad, which was the closest Ceylon had to a presence on Iranian soil until the opening of the Tehran embassy office in 1990.