New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka

• CNL Reporter
• May 20, 2025
• Political
• New Zealand
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New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters is to visit Sri Lanka, Australia, Nepal and India from later this week.

In Colombo, Peters will undertake the first visit by a New Zealand Foreign Minister to Sri Lanka since 2013, meeting President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath.

“New Zealand and Sri Lanka have invested considerably in boosting our bilateral relationship over the past five years, including by opening High Commissions in Colombo and Wellington. This visit will provide political momentum and leadership to that process.”

“New Zealand must work alongside partners to contribute to a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Peters says.