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Honorary Latvian Consulate Of Sri Lanka Re-Opened At A New Location.
February 11, 2022

The Honorary Latvian Consulate of Sri Lanka was declared re-open for consulate work under the newly appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of Latvia for the Republic of Sri Lanka Dr. Manil Fernando on the 11th of February 2022 by His Excellency Mr. Artis Bertulis, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia for the Republic of India.

The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Latvia for the Republic of Sri Lanka is re-open for consulate work and is now located at No. 06, Flower Terrace, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. The newly appointed honorary consul Dr. Manil Fernando is a practicing orthopedic surgeon, businessman, consultant and a football enthusiast.

After completing his primary education at Holy Cross College Kalutara, Dr. Fernando went on to read for his M.B.B.S. at Manipal College of Medical Sciences. He completed his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) for Surgery at the University of Colombo and subsequently his MRCS (England) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He is the Head of Surgery at a leading private hospital in Colombo and is a recognized surgeon at the Police Hospital of Sri Lanka. Dr. Fernando is part of the board of trustees at the Joseph Fraser Memorial Trust of the Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital, a member of the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Swiss Business Circle of Sri Lanka.

Dr. Fernando is the Managing Director of Ortho Lanka Pvt. Ltd; a leading solutions provider to the orthopedic community in Sri Lanka. He is a Director of Dynamic Audio Visual Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the No.1 Audio Visual solutions provider in Sri Lanka, Stallion Holding Pvt. Ltd., Swiss Ceylon Associates Pvt. Ltd. and Stallion Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. He is also a consultant at Melsta Gama Pvt. Ltd.

As an avid football enthusiast, Dr. Fernando is the current president of the Kalutara Football League. He is one of 11 members of 47 Asian Countries for the medical committee of the Asian Football Confederation.

We thank the outgoing Honorary Consul Mr. Thomas Daetwyler for his services rendered towards the betterment of relations between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Sri Lanka while in office and for all the support and guidance given by him to the newly appointed Honorary Consul.

 

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Press Release
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The Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia have authorized Mr. Thomas F. Daetwyler, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Colombo, to accept and forward documents for residence permit and long term visas for Sri Lankan students who are planning to study medicine at the  Riga Stradins University with immediate effect.

Visit of Prof. J. Kroica and Dr. S. Zermanos, Dean of Riga Stradins University of Latvia was on a official visit to Sri Lanka from 11th to 15th of May 2010. During their short stay at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo, they will be conducted seminars for students who would like to enroll for the next semester which starts in September.

 

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