1993
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kathmandu, Nepal.
1995
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka and the Permanent Mission to the UN in Vienna, Austria.
1996
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with South Africa
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of South Africa established.
1996
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Amman, Jordan.
1997
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Lebanon
Diplomatic Relations with Lebanon established on 7 May 1997.
1997
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut, Lebanon.
1997
Opening of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Doha, Qatar.
1997
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
1997
Opening of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria, South Africa.
1999
Opening of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney, Australia.
1999
Vesak Day marked as United Nations Observance Day
In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 554/115, moved by SL Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar. Vesak Day is now internationally accorded as a United Nations Observance Day.
1999
Shifting of the Embassy of Sri Lanka from Bonn to Berlin, in Germany.