Sri Lanka

Iran determined to enhance cooperation with Sri Lanka: FM

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister on Wednesday held a phone call with his Sri Lankan counterpart, on issues of mutual interest and bilateral relations.

FM criticizes West approach in encouraging terrorism in Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister strongly criticized the approach of some Western countries in encouraging terrorism and violence in Iran and supporting the fake media hype against the Islamic Republic

Iran FM holds meeting with Sri Lankan, Dutch FMs

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Iran foreign minister held separate meetings with his counterparts from Sri Lanka and the Netherlands to discuss bilateral ties as well as the latest situation on nuclear negotiations.

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as Sri Lanka president

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) –Sri Lanka’s parliament has elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s eighth president, media sources reported on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka MPs to elect new president after Rajapaksa resigns

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned and Parliament will convene to choose a new leader after massive protests took over government buildings to force him out of office.

Sri Lanka's acting president stepped down: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Sri Lanka's acting president and prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the Parliament Speaker to nominate a new president, his media team said on Wednesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.

Sri Lanka PM office confirms President fled to Maldives

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to the Maldives, hours before he was expected to resign.

Sri Lankan President confirms intention to resign to PM

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially confirmed his intention to resign from the post to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, media reported on Monday.

Sri Lanka protesters force president to flee palace

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka have broken through police barricades and stormed the president’s official residence in one of the largest anti-government marches this year.

IRCS ready to dispatch medicine to Sri Lanka

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Pir-Hossein Kolivand, Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said that the society is ready to send medicine and physicians to Sri Lanka.

Army evacuates former Sri Lankan PM from besieged residence

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Heavily armed troops have evacuated outgoing Sri Lankan Prime Minister from his official residence in Colombo after thousands of protesters breached the main gate in the worst violence in weeks of protests over economic crisis.

Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed in Colombo

TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Sri Lanka on Friday lifted an overnight curfew that was imposed in several parts of Colombo after protestors tried to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s home.

Longstanding Tehran-Kotte ties chance to enhance interactions

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group said that 60 years of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Kotte has created a valuable opportunity for the promotion of bilateral interactions in every field.

Iranian president congratulates Sri Lanka on Independence Day

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) –Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi sent a message to the President of Sri Lanka to felicitate him and the people of the country on the country's Independence Day.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Iran to continue to expand all-out relations with India

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister in a message congratulated India Republic Day, saying that Iran will continue to expand relations with India at the bilateral, regional and international levels.

Tehran, Colombo agree to settle oil dues with tea

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – A MoU was signed between Iranian Deputy Trade Minister and Sri Lankan Minister of Plantations Industries in Colombo Wed., according to which Colombo will pay off its dues owed to Iran for past oil imports with tea.

Raeisi:

Iran has no restrictions on developing ties with Sri Lanka

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Referring to the potential for expanding relations between Iran and Sri Lanka, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said there are no restrictions or obstacles to the development of relations with Sri Lanka.

Top diplomats congratulate new Iran foreign minister

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Foreign ministers of Sultanate of Oman, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and Turkey offered their congratulatory messages to their Iranian counterparts Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Iran, Sri Lanka poised to enhance cultural ties

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Colombo and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister met and held talks in Colombo on Monday on broadening bilateral relations on issues of mutual concern especially in cultural field.

Rouhani felicitates Sri Lanka on Independence Day

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iranian President felicitated the independence Day of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in a message on Thursday.

Addressing Ghalibaf in a message:

Sri Lankan Parl. speaker stresses on unity against terrorism

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Stressing the need for unity against terrorism, Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker expressed his condolences on the martyrdom of Iranian top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in a recent terrorist attack.

Iranian, Sri Lankan foreign ministers hold phone talks

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – In the phone call, Gunawardena condemned the terrorist assassination that led to the martyrdom of prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Sri Lanka condemns assassination of Martyr Fakhrizadeh

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka condemned the assassination of the Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhri Zadeh and all terrorist moves against humanity.

Oil tanker catches fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) –Russian officials announced on Thursday that the country has dispatched ships to assist the New Diamond oil tanker, which is reportedly in flames.

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The following are the latest developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the last 24 hours.

Iran calls for expanding trade opportunities with Sri Lanka

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Congratulating President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on winning Sri Lanka’s General Election, Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka called for strengthening of bilateral relations.

Iran congrats Sri Lanka on successful parliamentary election

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi congratulated Sri Lanka's successful parliamentary elections to the country’s government and nation.

Iran’s new envoy submits credentials to Sri Lankan President

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Iran’s new ambassador to Colombo, Hashem Ashja'zadeh submitted his credentials to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an online ceremony on Thursday.

VP Jahangiri congratulates Sri Lanka on Independence Day

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri sent a message to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to congratulate the anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.