Bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Colombia which were established in 1988 have been cordial and friendly. Sri Lanka and Colombia have cooperated and supported each other at various multilateral fora including the United Nations, UNESCO, ECOSOC, IOC, UNHRC, ICAO etc.
Ambassador Musthafa Mohamed Jaffeer presented his credentials to the President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez on 12th September 2019, at the Palacio de Nariño in Bogotá, Colombia, concurrently accrediting the former as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Colombia with resident in Brasília, Brazil.