Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- The Deputy Minister of Mass Media of Sri Lanka Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne undertook an official visit to France to participate in the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies organised by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on October 22 - 23, 2025 in Paris.

The Deputy Minister's participation was consequent to an invitation extended by the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs JeanNoel Barrot to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Vijitha Herath to participate in the Ministerial Conference, given Sri Lanka's progressive stance on gender equality and women's rights.

Deputy Minister Ariyarathne in her intervention commended the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign ...