The Embassy of Sri Lanka in France, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, organized a media briefing featuring the many attractions of Sri Lanka at the Embassy premises in Paris on Tuesday 4th April 2023.

L’Ambassadrice de Sri Lanka en France, Manisha Gunasekara, a convoqué une réunion avec les présidents d’associations et les représentants de la communauté sri lankaise de France au sein de l’Ambassade de Sri Lanka à Paris le jeudi 31 mars 2023.

The Ambassador of Sri Lanka in France Manisha Gunasekera convened a meeting with the Sri Lanka Association leaders and senior representatives of the community of Sri Lankan origin in France at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Paris on Friday 31 March 2023.

Sri Lanka’s Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Manisha Gunasekera presented her Letters of Credence to the
Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay on Tuesday 21 March 2023 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The ceremony entailed the presentation of credentials followed by
a meeting with the Director General.

The women and men of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stand together

The newly appointed Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of France and Permanent Delegate of Sri Lanka to UNESCO Manisha Gunasekera assumed duties at the  Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris on Monday 27 February 2023. Her assumption of duties was marked by a simple ceremony organised by the staff of the Sri Lanka Embassy.

The Permanent Delegation of Sri Lanka participated in the UNESCO International Mother Languages Day 2023 Celebration organized by the Permanent Delegation of Bangladesh in line with UNESCO’s theme “Safeguarding Indigenous Languages for Promoting Multilingualism through Transforming Education” on 20-21 February 2023 held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.


The 75 th Anniversary of Sri Lanka's National Independence was celebrated in France on 04 th February 2023 at the Huatian Chinagora Hotel, Paris.
The programme commenced with hoisting the national flag by Chargé d' affaires a.i. Dinesha Samarasinghe followed by the singing the national anthem, in the presence of