{"id":22310,"date":"2026-06-23T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=22310"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:58:28","slug":"jun-23-2026-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=22310","title":{"rendered":"Jun 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to ASEAN, H.E. Sashikala Premawardhane, presented her Letter of Credence (LOC) to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters\/ASEAN Secretariat, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Premawardhane on her appointment as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to ASEAN and looked forward to working closely with her to further enhance ASEAN-Sri Lanka relations. He commended Sri Lanka for its active participation in ASEAN-led mechanisms, particularly the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and encouraged Sri Lanka to promote its engagement with ASEAN through the frameworks of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). He also encouraged Sri Lanka to explore opportunities for cooperation with ASEAN in areas of mutual interest, including maritime cooperation, trade, investment, tourism, business-to-business linkages, connectivity, sustainable development, education, disaster management, and people-to-people exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ambassador Premawardhane expressed Sri Lanka\u2019s commitment to enhancing its engagement with ASEAN and the ASEAN Member States and underlined Sri Lanka\u2019s interest in further strengthening cooperation with ASEAN. Ambassador Premawardhane also highlighted the work Sri Lanka has undertaken within the ARF framework, particularly in the areas of non-proliferation and disarmament, disaster relief, and defence education, and reiterated Sri Lanka\u2019s keen interest in pursuing ASEAN\u2019s Sectoral Dialogue Partnership Status. She looked forward to working closely with the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN Member States in identifying possible cooperation areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri Lanka acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in 2007 and accredited its first Ambassador to ASEAN in 2016. Ambassador Premawardhane is the fourth Ambassador of Sri Lanka to ASEAN and succeeds Ambassador Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Siri Kumara Colombage, who completed his tenure in December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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