With the defeat of terrorism, countries needed to relax the travel advisories on Sri Lanka, which Slovenia is in the process of doing, said Charge d’ Affaires of Slovenia, Miklavz Borstnik during his two day visit to Sri Lanka on yesterday (June 25).

The Charge d’ Affaires acknowledged that political relations between Slovenia and Sri Lanka had advanced especially through the European Union. He was confident that the relations will be further strengthened bilaterally, considering that Slovenia has now established an Honorary Consulate in Colombo, a Press Release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Foreign Minister Bogollagama opined that the Slovenian Charge d’ Affaires was visiting Sri Lanka for the first time, when the country is at an important stage in its contemporary history having defeated terrorism, and in pursuit of reconstruction, rehabilitation and reconciliation. He referred to the need for re-orientating relations between Sri Lanka and some members of the international community, considering the country needing wider space to deliver on the challenges presented by the post conflict phase.