New Consulate General office in Frankfurt

The new consulate General Office in Frankfurt was inaugurated on Friday by Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama. Minister for Federal and European Affairs of State of Hesse, Volker Hoff, Chairman of the City Parliament of Frankfurt, Buhrmann, Deputy Police Chief of Frankfurt, and a host of other German and Sri Lankan dignitaries attended the ceremony.

Buddhist religious observances were conducted by Ven. Rathmale Punnarathana Thera, while Hindu, Christian and Muslim observances were conducted by Rev. Murallidharan, Rev. Father Bernard Ehlen and Rev. Sabeji Davari.

Minister Bogollagama said the rationale for shifting the Consulate from Bonn to Frankfurt was to promote Sri Lanka's interests more aggressively including investment, trade, tourism and also to service the expatriate community in the Hesse area.

Frankfurt as the economic hub of Europe's largest economy is also home to one of the continental Europe's busiest airports. SriLankan Airlines operates four flights a week from Frankfurt to Colombo and is exploring the possibility of having daily flights.