On Sunday, 31 August 2014, Mayor Zoran Janković hosted the Minister of External Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Prof Gamini Lakshman Peiris at the City Hall.

Upon the visit the esteemed guest signed the City of Ljubljana Golden Book.

Prof Gamini Lakshman Peiris, Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka and his economic delegation had stayed in Ljubljana last year, while this year they have participated at the Bled Strategic Forum.

Prof Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik, the Rector of the University of Ljubljana and Prof Kshanika Hirimburegama, Vice Chancellor of University of Colombo signed a Memorandum of Understanding and an annex of collaboration to establish the social work studies at the University of Colombo on 18 April 2011 in Ljubljana. The existing collaboration between the universities were formalised and expanded.