Hon.Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka on 21 November 2019'.

His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the seventh Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka before Chief Justice His Lordship Jayantha Jayasooriya at the Maha Maluwa of the  Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura on 18th November 2019. H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa received 6,924,255 (52.25%) of the total valid votes of 13,252,499 at the recently concluded Presidential Election. Find full coverage of the event under the following links.

H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksha sworn-in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka

H.E. the President Gotabaya Rajapaksha addressing the Nation

Sri Lanka will be represented at the EXPO 2020 taking place from 20th October until 10th April 2021 in the United Arab Emirates under the theme "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future. The Sri Lankan participation is being organized by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board and will bring together public and private stakeholders of all sectors of the Sri Lankan industry and society to enhance the country's brand value and image globally. Please find out more under https://www.expo2020srilanka.lk.

Those who hold passports of listed countries and travel to Sri Lanka from 01.08.2019 to 31.01.2020 for tourist purposes are exempted paying ETA fee, in view of enhancing tourist arrivals from designated countries. This regulation was extended from 26.02.2020 until 30.04.2020