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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 07:32 |
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High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam, representing the current Sri Lankan presidency of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO), addressed the commemorative event held in New Delhi on 11 November, to mark the 55th Constitution Day of AALCO. Representatives of the 47 Member States of the Organisation which is headquartered in New Delhi as well as the Secretary General of AALCO, Dr. Rahmat Mohamad, officials of the AALCO Secretariat and the Ministry of External Affairs of India participated in the event.
In his address, High Commissioner Kariyawasam traced briefly, the role played by Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, in paving the way for the Bandung Conference in 1955 which led to the establishment of AALCO which serves as an effective forum for Asian-African cooperation in some of the important issues in the field of international law including those before the United Nations. The High Commissioner stressed that AALCO serves as a uniting force between the countries of the Asian and African regions and an invaluable forum to work on important issues of concern in the field of international law.
Quoting from President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s statement as Prime Minister at the April 2005 Asian-African Summit and Commemoration of the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Jakarta, where he stressed the important of seeking the best ways to address new and emerging threats to international peace and security, the High Commissioner stated that AALCO has an important role to play by aiding the Asian and African nations to evolve legal frameworks to address and define the threats to nations arising out of ill-motivated actions by some non-state actors.
At the Secretary General’s invitation, High Commissioner Kariyawasam officially released the Report of the Meeting of Legal Experts held in Malaysia in July 2011, on ‘the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Issues and Challenges’, at the event.
The Secretary General briefed the Heads of Mission of Member Countries that were present at the event on the Outcome of the 50th Annual Session of the Organisation that was held in Colombo and on the Plan of Action for 2011-2012. An interactive roundtable discussion was held as well as a part of the commemorative event, to deliberate on the future path of AALCO.
The full text of the High Commissioner’s statement:
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Monday, 14 November 2011 11:41 |
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External Affairs Minister of India S.M. Krishna greets Senior Minister of International Monetary Cooperation of Sri Lanka Dr. Sarath Amunugama during the 11th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) in Bengalaru on 14 November. (Photo: Jay Mandal/On Assignment) |
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Saturday, 12 November 2011 03:49 |
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The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, at the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 17th SAARC Summit, at Adu Atoll in Maldives on November 10, 2011.
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:46 |
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The issues which call for our attention, particularly in the areas of social justice and climate change, require not further discussion but immediate action, stated President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to the 17th SAARC Summit, held in Addu City of the Maldives.
“What is evident around us is a mood of urgency and even impatience. This is especially so, because a large and influential part of our societies consists of young people, inspired by new ideas and looking forward with enthusiasm to a promising future for themselves. They cannot be kept waiting for long. Patience is not infinite”, he added.
He further said, whether in regard to food and energy security, the preservation of the environment or protection of our societies against the consequences of terrorism, the challenges we face within SAARC are certainly formidable. However, we are sustained by a reservoir of insights and experience that equip us for this task.
“The theme of our deliberations here in Addu City, ‘Bridge Building’, highlights the reality that rapidly improving connectivity in our region makes it possible for us to reach out to higher levels of achievement for the benefit of our nations”, the President added.
Full text of President's Speech
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 11:41 |
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Anjalendran with his Golden Award for Global Contribution in Architecture. From left to right: Suneet Paul (Chief Editor Architecture + Design); Chief Guest Prasad Kariyawasam ( High Commisioner of Sri Lanka in India); Anjalendran C; guest of honour Javier Salido (Consellor, Embassy of Spain, New Delhi); Inder Jit Arora ( Managing Director, Spectrum Paints Ltd)
Sri Lankan architect C. Anjalendran was awarded the Golden Award for Global Contribution in Architecture at the Architecture+Design & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards 2011 in New Delhi on 17 October. The Chief Guest at the Ceremony was High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam. Speaking at the Ceremony, the High Commissioner referred to the great architectural traditions of the past, with special reference to Sri Lanka’s history, namely, the monumental designs of the engineers and architects of the 1st millennium and the structures based on Vastu Vidya, the local architectural science prevalent at the time.
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