An International Emergency Assistance Team and Medical Team consisting of 31 members from Japan will arrive in Sri Lanka to work in the flood and landslide affected areas in Sri Lanka, the Japanese Embassy said today.
The team including doctors and nurses registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and JICA, is scheduled to depart Japan on December 3.
Based on humanitarian considerations as well as Japan’s friendly relations with the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Government of Japan intends to assist, including the medical team, the Embassy said.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The Editor, of Lankaenews website Sandaruwan Senadheera was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while returning from UK.
A QR Code for fuel distribution for vehicles has been implemented from today.
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