SriLanka, Oct. 20 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath has concluded his two-day official visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, where he led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Held on 15 October 2026 under the Chairmanship of Azerbaijan, the Summit brought together Heads of State, Vice Presidents and Foreign Ministers from the 28 Member states to deliberate on building a 'Stronger CICA' through enhanced connectivity, digitalisation and sustainable development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism said in a statement.

Delivering the country statement, Minister Herath welcomed the CICA theme "...