Sri Lanka, Feb. 25 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and Portugal's Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel agreed to establish a joint committee to conduct a preliminary study on the return of Sri Lankan artefacts currently held in Portugal.

During an official meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Rangel expressed support for the proposal made by Minister Herath regarding artefacts taken away during the Portuguese rule, stating that the proposal should be accepted and that a joint committee will be formed to study the matter. The discussion also focused on the implementation of the Cultural Agreement between Sri Lanka and Portugal, with plans to initiate further dialogue on its execution.

Minister Herath raised the is...