2013
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Seychelles
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Seychelles

Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Seychelles established on 11 December 2013.

2013
Opening of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Victoria, Seychelles.
2014
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kabul, Afghanistan.
2014
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Afghanistan
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Afghanistan

Diplomatic Relations with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan established on 2 July 2014.

2015
Sri Lanka and UN celebrate 60 year partnership
Sri Lanka and UN celebrate 60 year partnership

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations on 24 October 1945, and the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka becoming a member-state of the UN on 14 December 1955.

2016
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Milan, Italy.
2016
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2017
Official opening of Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia
Official opening of Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia was officially opened on 7 February 2017 by the Foreign Minister of Ethiopia & Sri Lanka.

2017
Sri Lanka joins Mine Ban Treaty: December

On December 13, 2017, Sri Lanka acceded to The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty.

Sri Lanka became the 163rd nation to accede to the treaty.

2018
Sri Lanka accedes to the Cluster Munitions Convention

On 1 March 2018, Sri Lanka deposited the Instrument of Accession to the Cluster Munitions Convention (Oslo Convention). The Convention is a humanitarian imperative-driven legal instrument which prohibits all use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions.

2019
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Nicosia, Cyprus
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Nicosia, Cyprus

Establish Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with effect from 28 February 2019

2019
Establishment of Diplomatic Relation with The Gambia
Establishment of Diplomatic Relation with The Gambia

Establish Diplomatic Relations between the two countries with effect from 10 May 2019