Sri Lanka, May 27 -- The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake has presented Credentials to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as Sri Lanka's next Ambassador to the Holy See with Residence in Geneva at the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City.

Addressing the audience during the occasion on 21 May, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV stated, "in a time when peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one's own dominion, there is an urgent need for a return to a diplomacy that promotes dialogue and seeks consensus on all levels: bilateral, regional, and multilateral".

The Pope underscored that the service of Ambassadors constitutes a vital bridge of trust and cooperation between th...