Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Refuting reports that Sri Lanka made any claims over India's Andaman Islands, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has said the country was only seeking undersea sediment rights near the Islands.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Sri Lanka foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama has said the country was only seeking undersea sediment rights near the islands.
Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Couldn't the government find anyone other than Rohitha Bogollagama to present its case?_____________(November 01, Colombo/ New York, Sri Lanka Guardian) The current issue of the UN forum newsletter has this to say about Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Rohita Bogollagama."As the government of Sri Lanka is getting wide international scrutiny for its treatment of a serious humanitarian...
Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Reporters and aid workers have said they are still being barred from visiting Government internment camps housing thousands of Tamil refugees days after Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama proclaimed on British television that the areas were “totally open”.
rediff News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
"All of the displaced people have been registered and therefore the diaspora should be able to contact their relatives through relevant Sri Lankan authorities and overseas missions of Sri Lanka," Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said on Thursday.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... the country's desire to have cordial bilateral relations with their countries. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, also attended the occasion (Pictures by Sudath Silva)
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama are to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad from November 27-29.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... CHOGM is to be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad from November 27-29. Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama is to join the Prime Minister Wickramanayaka later in Trinidad & Tobago. Nov 22 Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka this evening left the country for Jamaica to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The Premier...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... this morning for a four-day official visit on the invitation from Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama. Soon after his arrival, Holmes departed for Jaffna and Vavuniya to observe the ongoing resettlement and other development process conducted by the Sri Lanka government. The UN official is to meet Minister Rohitha Bogollagama tomorrow to discuss several issues...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
UN humanitarian official calls on Sri Lanka PresidentThu, Nov 19, 2009, 08:30 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.Nov 19, Colombo: Sir John Holmes, Under Secretary General, Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator today met Sri Lanka President at the Temple Trees to discuss the resettlement process and reconciliation efforts of the government. Ministers Rohitha Bogollagama...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, left, speaks as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, left, speaks as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Mr. Ashok K. Kantha, the new Indian High Commissioner for Sri Lanka arrived in Colombo Thursday. He is to present his credentials to President Mahinda Rajapakse during the weekend, sources in Colombo said. He called on Foreign Minister Mr.Rohitha Bogollagama at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday.
Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
(November 13, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The new Indian High Commissioner-designate, Shri Ashok K. Kantha who arrived in Colombo on 12th November 2009, called on Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 13th November. The Indian High Commissioner-designate is due to present his credentials to the President shortly.-Sri Lanka Guardian
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... people (IDPs) and the political process. In his joint press conference with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, also organized today, Mr. Holmes welcomed the recent releases and returns of IDPs from camps and in particular the halved number of people in the main camp in Menik Farm. He underscored the fundamental need for full freedom of movement for IDPs who remain in camps, an...
