Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl has asked Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Switzerland to explain the Foreign Ministry’s evidence over the abduction incident.
This was after the Foreign Ministry claimed that the timeline of events surrounding the alleged abduction of a Swiss Embassy employee last month, as uncovered during investigations, did not match with the sequence of events presented by the Embassy.
During a meeting with Ambassador Karunasena Hettiarachchi, Baeriswyl had "confirmed that the employee concerned still cannot be questioned on health grounds, stressing that the individual's health must take priority", the FDFA said in a press release.
She had explained that while Switzerland had no interest in delaying investigations by the Sri Lankan authorities, the FDFA takes its responsibilities to its staff very seriously.
The State Secretary had "affirmed" that Switzerland remains ready to take the necessary steps to restore confidence between Switzerland and Sri Lanka.
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