Czech Ambassador H.E. Eliska Zigova presented the Letters of Credence to the President of Sri Lanka

On February 2, 2023, H.E. Eliska Zigova presented the Letters of Credence to H.E. Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, as the non-resident Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Sri Lanka. The festive ceremony took place at the presidential summer residence in Kandy. The ceremony was followed by an informal meeting between the newly appointed ambassadors and important constitutional officials of Sri Lanka. H.E. Eliska Zigova spoke briefly with President Ranil Wickremesinghe who thanked her for the long-term friendly relations between Sri Lanka and the Czech Republic. Wickremesinghe also expressed an interest in deepening cooperation with the Czech Republic in the economic field.

H.E. Eliska Zigova chats with H.E. Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka

The Czech Ambassador H.E. Eliska Zigova used the opportunity during her official visit to Sri Lanka to sign a bilateral Agreement between the government of the Czech Republic and Sri Lanka on the elimination of double taxation and hold a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

H.E. Eliska Zigova signs the bilateral Agreement on Elimination of Double Taxation between the Czech Republic and Sri Lanka

The Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and Sri Lanka on the elimination of double taxation was signed on Friday, February 3, 2023 at the Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka in Colombo. The Agreement was signed by H.E. Eliska Zigova on behalf of the Czech Republic and by Deputy Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka K.M. Mahinda Siriwardana on behalf of the Sri Lanka. The act of signing the Agreement was followed by a short bilateral meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on the state of the Sri Lankan economy and opportunities for mutual cooperation.

Meeting with Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka

On Friday, February 3, 2023, H.E. Eliska Zigova took part in a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who thanked her for the long-term friendly relations between the two countries and invited H.E. Zigova to a longer visit to Sri Lanka with the possibility of follow-up negotiations.