1967
Visit of UN Secretary General U Thant to Sri Lanka
The United Nations Compound in Colombo opened on 10 April 1967 by United Nations Secretary-General U Thant during his visit to Sri Lanka.
1968
Consulate opened in Sydney, Australia November 1968
1970
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Singapore
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Singapore established on 27 July 1970.
1970
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm, Sweden.
1970
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Kenya
1970
Establishment of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Nairobi, Kenya.
1971
Opening of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore.
1971
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Kuwait
Diplomatic Relations with Kuwait established on 19 February 1971.
1972
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Bangladesh
1972
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Ethiopia
Diplomatic Relations with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
1973
Opening of Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels, July 1973
1974
Sri Lanka presides over Law of the Sea Conference
Sri Lanka’s Hamilton Shirely Amerasinghe, was appointed as the President of the 3rd United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. The conference resulted in the Law of the Sea Convention, an important document that defines the rights and responsibilities of nations in using the world’s oceans.