Sri Lanka and the Republic of Sierra Leone established formal Diplomatic Relations last week on the sidelines of the CHOGM 2013, Ministry of External Affairs announced.
Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister of Sierra Leone Dr. Samura M. W. Kamara signed the joint communique on behalf of the two Governments.
Both Ministers expressed their expectation that the establishment of diplomatic relations will be a new beginning and would significantly contribute to the consolidation of bilateral relations, particularly, the promotion of economic and cultural relations and people contact between the two countries.