Sri Lankan Migrant workers & Students are Lucky! But….? – By Dr Tilak S. Fernando Following a meeting former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama had with his counterpart Bernard Brice Kouchner in Paris, in 2009, with other senior French officials, on a three-day tour to Paris, it was agreed to accommodate job opportunities for migrants from Sri Lanka in France. It mainly dealt with professionals, skilled workers, and IT and natural science students. It was also proposed that a protocol be signed between the Governments of Sri Lanka and France in this connection, as per Dhamith de Silva in Paris, who has contacts with the IMO (the International Organisation for Migration and part of the United Nations) as the. IMO has connections with 175 member states and a presence in over 100 countries.) Luncheon at the cost of IOM. Yadmani of the IOM said a lunch was organised for the Sri ...
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Competence of embassies key to promoting tourism, exports and investments Source:FT In an increasingly interconnected global economy, economic diplomacy has an integral role to play in foreign policy. Countries that have recognised this and adapted their foreign policy have reaped the benefits of strengthened economic and trade relations, promotion of the interests of their economy and companies, and enhanced international profile. However, this needs to be underpinned by all of the country’s Foreign Service resources, in coordination with its public administration in order to increase tourism exports, and investments. Sri Lanka, with over 55 missions in non-Commonwealth and Commonwealth countries, 13 consulates and three permanent missions at the United Nations must maximise the impact of its economic diplomacy efforts. ...
