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Ambassador of Sri Lanka and UNESCAP called on Director General, Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Thailand Attends “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land”
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand & Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, attended the prestigious event titled “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land, Preserving Local Heritage for Global Recognition,” organized by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand on Saturday, 21 March 2026, at Baan Dusit Thani, Bangkok.
Strengthening Buddhist Heritage Diplomacy: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Thailand Delivers a Lecture at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UNESCAP in Bangkok, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, was invited to deliver a lecture on “Guardians of the Dhamma: The Role of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Anagarika Dharmapala’s Pioneering Efforts to Preserve Buddhagaya” at the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, one of Thailand’s foremost centres of Buddhist higher education on 17 March 2026.
Both assured to strengthen long standing excellent bilateral relations in the fields of socio-political, economic, trade, investment, cultural and Buddhist affairs etc. for mutual benefit of the two nations.
First Secretary Saritha Ranatunga of the Embassy accompanied the Ambassador.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Thailand Attends “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land”
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand & Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, attended the prestigious event titled “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land, Preserving Local Heritage for Global Recognition,” organized by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand on Saturday, 21 March 2026, at Baan Dusit Thani, Bangkok.
Strengthening Buddhist Heritage Diplomacy: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Thailand Delivers a Lecture at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UNESCAP in Bangkok, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, was invited to deliver a lecture on “Guardians of the Dhamma: The Role of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Anagarika Dharmapala’s Pioneering Efforts to Preserve Buddhagaya” at the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, one of Thailand’s foremost centres of Buddhist higher education on 17 March 2026.