Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry clarified that it did not send any representative to the 1st Consultative Dialogue for Commonwealth Youth Ecosystem Stakeholders, despite reports circulating on social media.

The Ministry said that while it did receive an invitation to the event, participation costs were to be borne by the Ministry or the individuals themselves. As the Ministry regularly receives invitations to similar international youth conferences, it only nominates representatives for selected events. On this occasion, no official nomination was made, and no steps were taken to facilitate Sri Lanka's participation.

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