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Monday, January 04, 2010 - 07.19 GMT |
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UK lifts travel
restriction to East and Jaffna District |
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The
United
Kingdom
stated
that it
is no
longer
advising
its
citizens
against
travel
to any
part of
Sri
Lanka's
Eastern
Province
and
Jaffna
District.
Britain's
Foreign
and
Commonwealth
Office (FCO)
stated
this in
its
updated
'Sri
Lanka
Travel
Advisory
2009'.
FCO
further
states,
'travel
to
Jaffna
District
is
possible
but only
by
approved
means.
Currently,
this is
on
government
controlled
buses
travelling
up the
A9 road
or by
air. All
foreign
nationals
are
required
to seek
prior
approval
from the
Sri
Lankan
Ministry
of
Defence
before
attempting
to
travel
to
Jaffna'.
FCO
advises
Britons
against
all
travel
to the
Northern
districts
of
Kilinochchi,
Mannar,
Mullaittivu
and
Vavuniya.
Commenting
on
changes
to the
UK
Government’s
official
advice
on
travel
to Sri
Lanka,
the
British
High
Commissioner,
Dr Peter
Hayes
said,
'we’ve
recently
visited
both
Jaffna
and the
East and
taken
this
decision
based on
our
assessment
of the
improving
security
situation'.
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