Maithripala Sirisena

It is with profound sorrow that I mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, a beacon of compassion and global unity. His unwavering dedication to peace, social justice, and interfaith harmony touched millions across the world, transcending borders and beliefs. My heartfelt sympathies go to the Vatican, the Catholic community, and all who revered his wisdom. May his soul find eternal rest in the grace of God, and may his teachings continue to inspire generations. Maithripala Sirisena Former President of Sri Lanka

My warm greetings to Prime Minister H.E. @narendramodi and the @BJP4India led NDA. For the third time, you have proved that you are the most trusted leader of India. India's political stability has been always instrumental in the success of Sri Lanka's development prospects. We, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party look forward to further enhance our ties with the BJP lead India as a new global super power.

Had a very productive meeting with senior leadership of the Universal Peace Federation UPF, in Washington DC, USA, at UPF international headquarters. I'm grateful to Mr.Larry Moffitt, SecretaryGeneral, Dr. Tageldin Hamad, UFP Chief envoy to the UN, and Ms. Tomiko Duggan, Senior Vice President for warm welcome and special plaque dedicated in appreciation of my contribution to global peace.

An excellent exchange of views with Afreen Akhter, Deputy Secretary, Bureau of South Central Asian affairs of the US Department of State in Washington DC towards a strengthened bilateral relations. @AfreenAkhter @USEmbSL

It’s been two weeks to the Hamas Israel war. I condemn all atrocities, human rights violations, and express my deep regret. United Nations and the world powers should immediately persuade Palestine and Israel for a negotiated solution. I’m concerned about the delay in this regard

I had a very productive discussion with @AmbEricWalsh , High Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka and Maldives today and exchanged key observations of our recent visit to Jaffna and series of meetings we held with religious leaders, intellectuals, farmers and fishermen.

Met UN resident coordinator this morning and emphasised the requirement of an independent professional investigation to Easter Sunday bombings with required international technical assistance and observation of the UN @UNSriLanka @UN @MAFrancheUN

My sincere wishes to H.E. Xi Jinping, who was elected as the President of the People’s Republic of China for the 3rd term. I am confident that he will continue his transformational leadership for China and the world in this challenging phase of the global economy and politics.

කොරියාවේ (Universal Peace Federation) විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලෝක සාම සමුළුවේ විශේෂ දේශනය සිදු කිරීමට මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන මැතිතුමා වෙත සාම සම්මේලනයේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් Yun-Young-ho මහතා විසින් සිදුකළ ආරාධනාවට අනුව අද දින මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන මැතිතුමා කොරියාවේ සෝල් නුවර බලා පිටත්විණි.

Happy Thai Pongal! இனிய தைப் பொங்கல் தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்..! #பொங்கல் #ThaiPongal #pongal #Pongal2023 #pongalcelebration #pongalfestival

චීන රජයේ පරිත්‍යාගයක් ලෙස අතිනවීන ජංගම රසායනාගාරයක් සහිත බස්රථ 8ක් ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය වෙත පසුගියදා පරිත්‍යාග කරන ලදි.කාලීන අවශ්‍යතාවයක් වන මෙම බස්රථ ලබාගැනීම සදහා මැදිහත්වීමට ලැබීම පිළිබඳව මා ඉතා සතුටු වෙමි.@ChinaEmbSL

I'm saddened to hear about d loss of d longest reigning monarch of d UK HM Queen Elizabeth II. I'm ever so grateful to HM as she accorded me royal welcome after being elected as d President. My heartfelt condolences to d Royal Family and d people of the UK and the Commonwealth.

Deeply saddened to hear about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Mr Abe was an outstanding leader of Japan and a good friend of Sri Lanka. My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Abe and to the people of Japan.

I will immediately apprise President Gotabaya Rajapaksha on your proposals for the steps to be taken by the Sri Lankan Government and for me to mediate to resolve the issues that has arisen.@GotabayaR @RW_UNP

My heartfelt thanks to you for conveying the prompt response received from President of Russia Vladimir Putin for my letter and for his sensitive views towards Sri Lanka.@RusEmbSriLanka

I believe our continued close cooperation would be significant for us in facing the current socio-economic issues arising in the globe. @RusEmbSriLanka

Russia is our old friend since the Soviet era. This historical relationship was further strengthened during my tenure as president. Today I'm deeply saddened by the actions of the present government that threaten our deep-rooted historical relationship.