The Russian government has confirmed that 13 Sri Lankans who joined their armed forces have been killed during confrontations.
A Foreign Ministry Spokesman in Colombo said that the family members have been informed about the deaths.
The information has come in as a Sri Lankan delegation led by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuiriya left to Russia on Monday to further discuss about the plight of the Lankans who have travelled to Moscow to join their armed forces .
The six member delegation also includes MPs Dayasiri Jayasekara and Gamini Waleboda.
Earlier this month Foreign Minister Ali Sabry during a visit to Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries had a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Minister Sabry, during the meeting, brought to the attention of his Russian counterpart the issue of Sri Lankan citizens who have joined the Russian Armed Forces and sought his assistance in resolving the issues encountered by them.
During the meeting agreed that no further recruitment from Sri Lanka will be done to Russia.
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.
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