New office bearers of Foreign Service Association call on Foreign Minister

The newly-elected office bearers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association (SLFSA) met the Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Monday at the Minister’s Bureau of the Foreign Ministry. 

A number of key areas, including the ways in which the SLFSA can contribute to the development process of the country and the key challenges faced by the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) officers have been discussed during this meeting.

Introducing the office bearers of the SLFSA to the Minister, the President of the Association Wishwanath Aponsu highlighted key areas that the Foreign Service can actively involve in the context of generating the goodwill among the Sri Lankans residing overseas and thereby solicit their support to the development of the country.In response, while extending wishes to the new office bearers in their endeavours, the Minister commended the mammoth contribution made by the members of the SLFS for projecting the country’s image abroad throughout the times. The Minister also highlighted that the contribution of the diplomatic service aligned with the Government development policy should be enhanced in times to come by providing the members of the SLFS the opportunities for self-development.

Minister Gunawardena also extended to the SLFSA his assurances on having a holistic approach to address the grievances faced by the officers of the SLFS, in line with the policy of the Government.