Sri Lanka and Australia continue strategic maritime dialogue

The Sixth Round of the Senior Officials Talks and the Fourth Round of the Strategic Maritime Dialogue between Sri Lanka and Australia concluded in Colombo on 21st September 2026, the Foreign Ministry said.

The text of the statement: “The meetings were co-chaired by First Assistant Secretary of South and Central Asia of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, Sarah Storey and Additional Secretary of the Europe & North America, East Asia & Oceania, Southeast Asia & Central Asia, South Asia, Middle East and Legal Divisions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, M.R.K. Lenagala.

The two sides explored new avenues for collaboration in areas such as bilateral political affairs, agriculture, trade, defence and education and agreed to strengthen cooperation on regional, multilateral and maritime affairs.”