Sri Lanka recently reopened its borders to tourists. Visitors have the World Heritage Site and tea gardens that cover much of the island almost to themselves. This also applies to the railway, which runs on one of the most beautiful routes in the world.
"The most beautiful island in the world" – that's what Marco Polo is said to have called Sri Lanka at one time. The natural jewel south of India is also unique from a culinary point of view.
The Foreign Ministry notes with concern the numerous misleading statements contained in the testimony of the Chairperson of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust, Ambika Satkunanathan, during an exchange of views on the situation of human and labour rights in Sri Lanka at the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights on 27 January, 2022.
Marking a moment of historical significance, Sri Lanka received its first ever Geographical Indication (GI) certification when the European Union (EU) Commission on 02 February,2022 granted GI status to Ceylon Cinnamon. The outcome was a result of a painstaking, decade-long, arduous endeavour led by the Sri Lanka Export Development (EDB) under the Ministry of Trade with the support of numerous public and private stakeholders.
1. Sri Lankan passport holders do not require the Covid-19 insurance coverage when travelling to Sri Lanka.