Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the ceremony organised by the Government of France to mark the accession of 60 countries to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and

Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) held in New York.

The ceremony was held on Thursday (25) with the participation of French President

Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

Sri Lanka became the 58th State Party to the Agreement on 16 September 2025, thereby formally acceding to the Convention.

Following two decades of negotiations, the Agreement on the Conservation and Su...