No threat to Maldivians in Srilanka, assures Sri Lankan foreign minister
26 Jun 2014, 6:01 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Sri Lankan minister for External Affairs G.L. Peiris has assured that there is no threat to Maldivians residing in his country from ongoing conflicts between Muslims and Buddhists.
Speaking during the official state visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Peiris said that the “happy and contented” Maldivian community living in Sri Lanka mostly reside in the southern parts of the country, far away from the zone of conflict.
“There is absolutely no problem in that area,” he said, adding that the conflict was going on in a very narrow area of Sri Lanka.
Rajapaksa’s two-day state visit is the first official visit of a foreign leader since President Yameen’s election, and has seen agreements signed related to health, investment, and search and rescue services.
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