Episode 223: Snapshot of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations in December 2023

Sri Lanka’s foreign relations are influenced significantly by attempts to recover from the national economic crisis in 2022. Its economic situation remains precarious, with a foreign reserve of US$3.6 billion reported in August this year and with foreign debt restructuring still in progress. In this episode of South Asia Chat, Mr A. L. A. Azeez, former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva and Vienna speaks to Dr Rajni Gamage, Postdoctoral Fellow, ISAS, on Sri Lanka's geopolitical engagement with regional and global powers, and in multilateral institutions and fora.