Sri Lanka, March 2 -- The government will issue a message of condolence on all the deaths, including Iranian state leaders and officials who were killed in the ongoing war, Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

He told a news conference that the Foreign Ministry will officially do this soon.

The Minister said this while responding to a question as to why the government has failed to issue condolences on the killing of Iranian state leaders though Sri Lanka has maintained close relationship with Iranian leaders in the past.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....