Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- The Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry, in close coordination with the Sri Lanka Mission in Egypt and the Eritrean authorities, has successfully facilitated the repatriation of six Sri Lankan seafarers who were previously detained in Eritrea.
On the instructions of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath, the Sri Lanka's Ambassador in Cairo, concurrently accredited to Eritrea, was in Asmara, the Capital of Eritrea to attend to the relevant procedures and arrange their departure from Eritrea. Officials from the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry received the group of Sri Lankans at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo on Friday (Octo...