The Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) is pleased to invite you for a special guest lecture titled “Does Islam Promote Violence: A personal perspective of the Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka” which will be held on Thursday 30th January at 3:30 pm at the BIDTI. Confirm your attendance by replying to info@bidti.lk or randc.bidti@gmail.com on or before Tuesday 28th
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The BIDTI had the privilege of associating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the training programme on ‘Effective Leadership and Negotiation in Multilateral Diplomacy’ in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The four day programme was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The Diploma in Diplomacy and World Affairs course at the BIDTI  is now open for registration for the 2020/2021 intake.  Please refer to the E- Flyer for further information. 
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Marking an important milestone for the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI), the maiden issue of the journal 'Diplomacy & World Affairs' was launched this week. First copies of the Journal were presented to Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana and Foreign Secretary Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha respectively.  Launching of the journal precedes
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(Views expressed in this presentation were of the speaker’s own and do not attribute to his affiliations.)  The Indian ocean is the ocean of the present and the future, said Captain Rohan Joseph in a special guest lecture themed ‘The US- China influence in the Indian Ocean: A Sri Lankan
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Delivering the keynote speech at the Global Health Diplomacy Programme on Monday 14th October, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Ravinatha P. Aryasinha stated that Sri Lanka excelled in performance in the healthcare sector as the country achieved quality free healthcare by 1951; long before Goal 3 of the SDG agenda 2030 was
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The Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) is pleased to invite you for a special guest lecture titled “The US – China Influence in the Indian Ocean: A Sri Lankan Perspective” which will be held on Wednesday 30th October at 4.00 pm at the BIDTI.Confirm your attendance by replying to
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‘It is the responsibility of every community to understand that Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society” stated Sinduja Jayaratne, who has specailised in security related issues. She made this comment delivering a special guest lecture on “Cumulative Extremism and Reciprocal Radicalization in diverse post-war societies: The Sri Lankan perspective”,
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Since the emergence of the migrant crisis in 2015, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has taken a prominent role in world affairs said Sarah Carl, Program Officer (Social Cohesion and Reconciliation) of the IOM, delivering a guest lecture on 3rd September 2019 at the BIDTI.Introducing the guest speaker, the
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"I find Sri Lanka the most amazing, energizing country with the most potential to really make significant progress for children. A country that is beginning to articulate a vision of how they want to be…. It is a tremendous privilege for me to represent UNICEF in Sri Lanka."  UNICEF representative
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