Statement by HE Rohitha Bogollagama, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom to the Advisory Council of Sri Lanka’s Interests (ACSLI) on the travel advisories on Sri Lanka
HE Rohitha Bogollagama, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom made the following statement to the Advisory Council of Sri Lanka’s Interests (ACSLI) of the High Commission on the travel advisories on Sri Lanka on 25 October 2024.
“Today I thought of having the first Advisory Council Meeting under the new administration of His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka. One of the items I thought of reflecting at the meeting is the issuance of Travel Advisories on Sri Lanka by six countries i.e. US, UK, Russia, Australia, Isreal, New Zealand. In terms of the substance, relevance and the nature of the Advisories, we find that these advisories are limited, in the wider interest of Israelis, and authored by the US and echoed by key countries such as UK, Australia and New Zealand. The substance direct more on the Israeli line, the Israeli interests and the visitors and that of the locations which the Israeli reside. Unfortunately, these advisories have received wide publication and publicity as these have been broadcasted on US media.