Celebrating 20th anniversary of the Colombo Declaration
View(s):Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera, delegates from foreign media organisations, diplomats, journalists and friends of the media were present at the Cinnamon Grand for the formal inauguration of the International Symposium held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Colombo Declaration on Media Freedom and Social Responsibility. Pix by Amila Gamage
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Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP M.A. Sumanthiran, and head of the Sri Lanka College of Journalism Shan Wijethunge
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Zehra Abid and Nafisa Hasanova
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Zhao Ying and Lindsay Ross
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Visiting delegates
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Mr and Mrs. P. Balasingham
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Sri Lanka Press Institute Chairman Kumar Nadesan
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Live Ekeberg, a guest and Eva Stabell
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Guests at the event
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Staff of the Sri Lanka Press Institute
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Press Complaints Commission CEO Sukumar Rockwood, Dieter Loraine and Toby Mendel