

Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe presents the Letter of Credence to the President Thongloun Sisoulith of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Vientiane
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Lao PDR, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe presented the Letter of Credence to President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thongloun Sisoulith, at a formal ceremony at eth Presidential Palace on March 4, 2025, in Vientiane.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP Addresses Subregional Session of the 12th APFSD
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP Wijayanthi Edirisinghe addressed the subregional session of the 12th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, sharing key messages from the South and South-West Asia Subregional Forum for Sustainable Development.
Ambassador H.E.(Mrs.) Samantha K. Jayasuriya, elaborated the commitments of the GoSL and the role of Sri Lanka Missions Overseas at the Panel Discussion on “The Role of Diplomatic Missions during and Beyond COVID19”, at a webinar jointly organised by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), and the Cross Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), on the invitation of the ILO India.
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*Scheduled for today, Tuesday, 14 July 2020, TIME: 05:30 pm, (IST, GMT+5:30)*
Twelfth Virtual panel Discussion on “*The Role of Diplomatic Missions in Assisting Migrants During and Beyond Covid 19*”
*Jointly Organized by*: Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Manila, Philippines, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi, India and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Beirut, Lebanon.
*Moderator*:
Dr. Dnyaneshwar M Mulay, Member, NHRC and Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India
*Panel Speakers*:
Samantha Jayasuriya Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand.
Ms. Nahida Sobhan,Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan
Mr. Manish Gupta, Consul General for India, Sydney, Australia
Mr. Thomas Mathew Kadavi, Migrant Activist, Social Worker, Journalist, Kuwait
Ms. Sumitha Shaanthinnni Kishna, Advocate and Solicitor, Malaysia
Ms. Josiane Antoine Noun, Lebanese Center for Human Rights, Lebanon
*Kindly click on this link to register*: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSem1vbrB0IIu8N8u…/viewform…
We have made arrangement for certificates. The certificate request form will be circulated in GRFDT WhatsApp group. An email with the link of certificate request form will also be emailed to registered participants.
*All are Welcome. The event will be organized using ‘Zoom’ App. Livestreaming: www.grfdt.com.*
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Regards
GRFDT Team