Srilanka and Norway

A delegation from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka headed by its Ambassador Trine Jøranli Eskedal met Sri Lankan new President Rajapaksa on Monday. The delegation extended the good …

Norwegian Ambassador Trine Jøranli Eskedal visited Kandy on 17th and 18th of October. Ambassador was the Chief Guest at the 7th convocation of Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy (SIBA), which …

The Sri Lankan government Tuesday inked an agreement with two energy companies in Norway and France to carry out a two-year oil and gas exploration exercise in the Eastern sea …

The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs entered into a two-year agreement to foster collaboration in the ICT industry.  The …

New Norwegian Ambassador H. E. Trine Jøranli Eskedal presented her credentials to President H. E. Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House today. Prior to assuming her position as the Norwegian …

Norway is deeply concerned that Sri Lanka intends to implement the death penalty, which would put an end to Sri Lanka’s 43-year moratorium on the use of this cruel and …

Anzyz Technologies together with Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) presented an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based proof of concept, ’Anzyz AI’ to detect and tag hate speech …

Sri lankan Agriculture, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister P. Harrison informed the Parliament yesterday the local canned fish industry was meeting a part of the …

A trade delegation from the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka, which has a membership of over 850 export-oriented member companies, led by Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, …

Speaking at the high level panel on ‘Setting the Standards for Prevention of and Response to SGBV: progress in addressing operational challenges’, chaired by UNFPA Executive Director Natalie Kanem, Minister …

Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Thorbjorn Gaustadsaether, during his fact finding mission to the Southern province last week, also visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP). He was met by HIP’s …

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Oslo held a breakfast meeting which coincided with the visit of Mr. Merril Fernando, a winner of the Business for Peace Award in Oslo …

Sri Lanka- Norway diplomatic relations has entered a dynamic new phase with strengthened ties and bilateral cooperation between the two nations. Prior to 2009, during the civil war between the …

At the Muhamalai minefield in the North – Norwegian funding for demining will be channeled through the Halo Trust and the Mine Advisory Group.Visiting Norwegian State Secretary Marianne Hagen says …

The Report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka titled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” has been released. In …

The Government is providing NOK 60 million over a period of three years for mine action in Sri Lanka, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.“Sri Lanka has been heavily …

Ms. Marianne Hagen, State Secretary (State Minister) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, will make a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka from 5 to 6 March 2019. …

National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) held an event to launch the main research findings of the survey carried out by …

Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther recently visited Jaffna to attend the International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), jointly organized …

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Oslo celebrated the 71st Anniversary of National Day of Sri Lanka with the Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Norway H.E. Prof. Arusha Cooray and Religious …

As is tradition, Sri Lanka’s tourist destination was present at the International Tourism Fair which is held every year for three days at the fairgrounds of Fornebu, Oslo, the Norwegian …

A 23-year-old Norwegian national, who had been bathing in the sea area off the Bay Beach in Weligama in Sri Lanka, has gone missing at around 4.00 p.m. last evening. …

Following the reinstatement of ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday, the European Union along with Norway commended the resilience of Sri Lanka’s democratic institutions and welcomed the peaceful resolution …

The Government of Norway entered into a partnership agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka to extend support to UNDP Sri Lanka’s flagship portfolio on SDG …

Norway extended to support up to 30 million NOK (3.5 million USD) to expand the ongoing project on “Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation” (LEED+) implemented by ILO. Ambassador …