"SRI LANKAN FOOD FESTIVAL IN ISRAEL"
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Israel and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in collaboration with the Hotel Sheraton Tel Aviv organized the first ever authentic Sri Lankan culinary festival in Israel from 07th to 18th May 2017.
The event was successfully inaugurated on 07th May 2017 at the Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel amidst a gathering of the members of the Diplomatic Corps, food bloggers, Israeli dignitaries, media representatives etc. The Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo sent two guest chefs who prepare the delicious Sri Lankan food during the festival.
The purpose of the food festival was to project the taste of Sri Lankan fine cuisine to the Israeli people and thereby promote tourism from Israel to Sri Lanka.
Ambassador Selvaraj Periyasamy Pillai welcomed the dignitaries and briefed the audience about the beauty of Sri Lanka, its diverse nature and the central feature of Sri Lankan cuisines. In his speech, he said that the diverse Sri Lanka food culture is one of the main features which reflects the cultural harmony and vibrancy of Sri Lanka. He further elaborated on the ancient historical roots of Sri Lanka, its rich culture and other aspects which make Sri Lanka so unique and a satisfying holiday destination. He also noted that the Israeli tourism is a thriving market and the number of Israeli tourists visiting Sri Lanka had increased by 34 % in 2016 compared to the previous year.
Mr. Chaminda Munasinghe, Junior Manager (Public Relations Division) of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau highlighted the importance of the culinary tourism promotion and screened a short documentary on Sri Lanka and the tourists’ attraction sites.
The hotel lobby was attractively decorated with the Sri Lankan National flags, Sri Lankan maps. The Olive restaurant in the hotel was also decorated with the Sri Lankan pictures, handicraft items, tourism and cultural artifacts depicting the beauty of Sri Lanka, its diversity and heritage which was highly fascinating.
Ambassador Selvaraj thanked the unstinted support extended by the management of the Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel, especially Mr. Patrick Mudalege, Executive Assistant Manager, Ms. Jane Yacoubzadi, Public Relations Manager, Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau and the management of the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo for organizing this successful event. He further appreciated the contribution of Mr. Illeperuma Arachchige Don Kamal Surendrajith, Executive Sous Chef and Mr. Madasami Iyadurai, Junior Sous Chef of the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo for their dedicated work to prepare the Sri Lankan authentic food.
Quick Links & Contacts
Government Institutions
- Presidential Secretariat
- Prime Minister's Office
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Defence
- Information Department of Sri Lanka
- Department of Immigration & Immigration
- Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka
- Bank of Ceylon
- People's Bank
- National Savings Bank
Investments
- Presentation on Webinar on Investment Opportunities in Sri Lanka for the Manufacturing Sector
- Golden Paradise Residence Visa issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration
- Board of Investment of Sri Lanka - Promotional Materials
Document 01
Document 02 - Sri Lanka Trade Information Portal (SLTIP)
- Product Catalogue of Cey-nor Foundation Limited
- Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Export Development Board
- Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Visa
Tourism
Import Export Trade
Exchange Rates in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Citizen Services
The Embassy offers a range of services to Sri Lankans working and living in Israel.The Embassy is fully equipped with the resources and staff to offer the following services.
- Passports
- Visa
- Registration of Birth
- Registration of Marriages
- Registration of Deaths
- Authentication/Attestation of Documents
- Translation of Documents
- Consular Fees
- Downloads - Consular forms
News Articles
“STABILITY PEACE AND EXECUTIVE PRESIDENCY”
Political Stability and Peace are one of the main ingredients to attract investors, improve tourism development and prosperity of a Nation.
Compassionate justice for peace, prosperity and development
Justice is a concept of moral righteousness based on ethics, nationality, law, natural law, religion , equality along with the punishment of the breach of the commitment.
In the world family the Governments change either democratically or violently. In the past violent changes of governments have taken place more often.
Towards Wonder of Asia with Regional and World Peace
Sri Lanka is a senior member of the world family maintaining high standards of Human Rights on international standards which is not an alien system to us. Our culture is based on amity, goodwill and loving kindness.
Register with the Embassy
Sri Lanka Embassy in Israel calls for all Sri Lankans in Israel to get registered with the Embassy by filling in the brief registration form. Registration with the Embassy will prove extremely helpful in the case of an emergency and is also important for a number of other concerns.
Click here to register with the Embassy.
National Day Supplements
74th Independence Day Celebrations of Sri Lanka - 2022
- 74th Independence Day address by H.E. the President Gotabaya Rajapaks - 2022
Documents - (English)
Documents - (Sinhala)
Documents - (Tamil) - 74th National Day Message - 2022 by Hon. Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Mahinda Rajapaksa
Documents - (English)
Documents - (Sinhala)
Documents - (Tamil) - 74th National Day Message - 2022 by Hon. Foreign Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Prof. G.L. Peiris
Documents - (English)
Documents - (Sinhala)
Documents - (Tamil) - National Day Supplements - 2022 - Vo. 04 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Documents - (English) - National Day Supplements - 2022 - Vol. 03 - Sri Lanka Export Development Board
Documents - (English)
Videos - 1
Videos - 2 - National Day Supplements - 2022 - Vol. 02 - Sri Lanka Tea Board
Documents - (English) - National Day Supplements - 2022 - Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau
Documents - (English) - 74th Independence Day Celebrations of Sri Lanka
Documents - (English)
Documents - (Sinhala)