Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Upali Pannilage on the sidelines of the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok on Monday to discuss prospects for bilateral relations.

The Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, arrived in Colombo on April 19, 2026, for a historic two-day official visit to Sri Lanka.

Nine Chinese nationals were arrested at Sri Lanka's main international airport on Thursday (Apr 16) while attempting to smuggle in communication equipment allegedly intended for cyberscam operations, customs authorities said.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed gratitude to India, China, and Russia for their support in helping the country meet its fuel and energy needs amid ongoing economic pressures.

Sri Lanka is stepping up efforts to safeguard fertiliser supplies for farmers, as disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict raise concerns over imports, officials said on Thursday.

Sri Lanka is facing growing fears of another economic crisis as the war involving Iran disrupts key energy supply routes.

Sri Lanka has denied a request from the United States to allow two fighter jets to land at Mattala International Airport, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake confirmed.

 Sri Lanka will receive five fuel shipments in April, a senior Ceylon Petroleum Corporation official told reporters on Thursday.

Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedo attack on an Iranian warship are recovering in a hospital in southern Sri Lanka after a strike that killed dozens and left many others missing, authorities said Thursday.