Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

E263756

foreign affairs ministry government ministry

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government body responsible for managing Sri Lanka’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka	6
Consular affairs division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs	1
Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka	1
Public diplomacy division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs	1
Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs canonical	1
Sri Lankan diplomatic service	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2399187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Context triple: [Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C., partOf, Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

A. Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka is the central governing authority of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and the implementation of laws across the country.
B. Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C. is Sri Lanka’s primary diplomatic mission to the United States, located in the Kalorama neighborhood of the U.S. capital.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile is the cabinet-level government department responsible for managing Chile’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
D. Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
E. Commonwealth Relations Office
The Commonwealth Relations Office was a British government department responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s diplomatic and political relations with the independent countries of the Commonwealth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Target entity description: The Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government body responsible for managing Sri Lanka’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.

A. Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka is the central governing authority of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and the implementation of laws across the country.
B. Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C. is Sri Lanka’s primary diplomatic mission to the United States, located in the Kalorama neighborhood of the U.S. capital.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile is the cabinet-level government department responsible for managing Chile’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
D. Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
E. Commonwealth Relations Office
The Commonwealth Relations Office was a British government department responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s diplomatic and political relations with the independent countries of the Commonwealth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	MFA Sri Lanka ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ surface form: Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
collaboratesWith	foreign ministries of other countries ⓘ other ministries of the Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
engagesIn	consular services ⓘ cultural diplomacy ⓘ economic diplomacy ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ
hasDivision	Bilateral affairs divisions of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Consular affairs division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral affairs division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ Protocol division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Public diplomacy division of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
headOfGovernmentBody	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
mission	to advance Sri Lanka’s interests abroad ⓘ to promote friendly relations with other states ⓘ to safeguard the welfare of Sri Lankans overseas ⓘ
oversees	Sri Lankan consulates abroad ⓘ Sri Lankan embassies abroad ⓘ Sri Lankan high commissions abroad ⓘ Sri Lankan permanent missions to international organizations ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
responsibleFor	bilateral relations of Sri Lanka ⓘ coordination of multilateral diplomacy ⓘ diplomatic relations of Sri Lanka ⓘ foreign policy of Sri Lanka ⓘ international relations of Sri Lanka ⓘ management of Sri Lanka’s overseas missions ⓘ protection of Sri Lankan citizens abroad ⓘ representation of Sri Lanka at the United Nations ⓘ representation of Sri Lanka in international organizations ⓘ treaty negotiations for Sri Lanka ⓘ
sector	diplomacy ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ international relations ⓘ
website	https://mfa.gov.lk ⓘ

How these facts were elicited