Sri Lanka and Netherlands celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations

January 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM


Sri Lanka and the Netherlands marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations with the launch of the official commemorative logo.

Diplomatic ties between the two countries were officially established on Nov. 23, 1951.

To commemorate the milestone, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Rekha Gunasekera, and the Netherlands’ Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Wiebe de Boer, jointly launched an official anniversary logo in a virtual ceremony.

The event was organized by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in The Hague. (Newswire)