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State Minister for Regional Co-operation Tharaka Balasuriya reaffirmed President Rajapaksa’s commitment for 80% renewable energy to UK’s COP26 Regional Ambassador for Asia/Pacific and South Asia Ken O’Flaherty during a virtual discussion on 27 October 2020.

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Address by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at “Shaping our future together” the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and 65th Anniversary of the United Nations in Colombo, virtual event on 23 October 2020.

Video link at: https://youtu.be/EC4ahBkefGk

Go on a couch safari to Minneriya, Kaudulla, Uduwalawe and Yala National Parks and explore Sri Lanka’s wild side” – First wildlife stream transmission starts 04^th November, continuing until 13^th November 2020. To register and fro more information, visit www.srilanka.travel/wildlifestream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzrbWjLghYM

For the convenience of the general public and taking into consideration the social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, all consular services of the High Commission are now provided by prior appointment. Therefore, those who wish to visit the Consular Section of the High Commission are requested to obtain a prior appointment which can be made online by clicking the ‘Appointments for Consular Services’ menu item on the home page of our website.

Appointments can only be made online and not by telephoning the High Commission. Please note that consular services would only be provided to those with prior appointments.

Please also note that a separate appointment should be made in respect of each applicant/application.

We wish to inform the general Public that the High Commission now  provides consular services strictly with a prior appointment.

Therefore, those who wish to visit the High Commission for consular services are kindly requested to make an appointment through our online appointment management system by clicking the ‘Consular Appointments’ menu item on our website or visiting the link https://hclappontments.embassyonline.lk.

We wish to re-iterate that consular services are provided strictly with a prior appoint and we regret our inability to provide consular services to those who walk-in without prior appointments.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in the UK receives requests for organizing mobile Consular Services outside London for the convenience of those who live away from London.

In order to assess the number of Sri Lankans who would benefit from such mobile Consular Services outside London, we kindly request such Sri Lankans who require Consular services to complete the online form on our website at the link https://srilankahc.uk/2020/08/03/survey-for-mobile-consular-services/

We wish to inform the public that our 24 hour hotlines +447448063261 and +447466770612 and the telephone number +447424162500 introduced for emergency consular assistance will cease to function from Monday, 18 May 2020.

Our general telephone number +44 2072621841 is now functional and the public is requested to use this number to contatct us.