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The
Government
informed
Australian
Minister
for
Immigration
and
Citizenship,
Christopher
Evans,
to
illicit
migration
is very
serious
and that
Sri
Lanka is
taking
stringent
action
to
prosecute
those
involved
in such
illegal
activities.
While
strongly
condemning
illicit
migration,
the
Government
urged
the
Australian
Minister
to watch
out for
the
illegal
movement
of
persons
between
countries
since
terrorists
may move
undetected
in guise
of
illegal
immigrants,
particularly,
in the
aftermath
of the
conflict,
LTTE
activists
could be
involved
in human
trafficking
using
their
networks
previously
used for
ferrying
weapons
and
armaments.
This was
conveyed
by
Foreign
Minister
Rohitha
Bogollagama
when he
met
with,
Australian
Minister
for
Immigration
and
Citizenship,
Senator
Christopher
Evans,
at the
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
recently.
Senator
Evans
conveyed
his
appreciation
for the
excellent
cooperation
afforded
by the
Sri
Lankan
authorities
including
the Sri
Lanka
Navy and
the Sri
Lanka
Police
in
tackling
people
smuggling
issues
which
had
become
political
sensitive
issues
in
Australia.
Senator
Evans is
visiting
Sri
Lanka to
discuss
measures
that
need to
be
addressed
to curb
illegal
migrants
traveling
to
Australia.
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