The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) held the final session for the lecture series titled ‘Admiral’s Morning’ on October 28th at the Lighthouse Auditorium in Colombo. The series first began in September, with the aim of building awareness regarding Sri Lanka’s maritime issues.
The lecture was delivered by the LKIIRSS Board member, Rear Admiral Y.N. Jayarathna (Retd.), former Chief Hydrographer of the Sri Lankan Navy, who presented on the topic of the ‘Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar: Our Strategic Neighbourhood’. He began the lecture with a quick overview of the sessions previously conducted during the course of the series, reminding of the relevant maritime jurisdictions, and then moved on to today’s topic, beginning by identifying the Indian Ocean regions around Sri Lanka; primarily the Arabian Sea to its west, the Bay of Bengal to the northeast, and the Laccadive Sea to its south.
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture was delivered on 3 February 2023 by Hon. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at a ceremony held at the Jasmine Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Vijitha Herath addressed the Colombo-based Diplomatic Corps at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14 October 2024. The Minister updated the diplomats on the recent actions taken by the government and outlined future plans during this interactive session.
Executive Director of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha on 21 May 2025 delivered a guest lecture at the ‘Realpolitik’ Study Circle of the Department of Public Policy at the University of Ruhuna.
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