Sri Lanka has recently opened its first Honorary Consulate in the Mongolian capital.  The inauguration of the Honourary Consulate and the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Ulaanbaatar and attended by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Mongolia with residence in Beijing Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku, Honourary Consul D.Orgilmaa, Khamba Lama Choijamts of the Gandan Monastery, Director General of the Asia-Pacific Department of the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarantogos and several well-wishers, including Sri Lankans living in Ulaanbaatar.

In his address at the inauguration, Ambassador Kodituwakku recalled the historical relations between the two countries through Buddhism and contemporary relations as members of the Non-Aligned Movement.

The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1962; however, they have not been able to establish residential missions in each other’s capitals.