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Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 05.50 GMT

Minister Peiris meets Saudi Ambassador

 
Prof. G L Peiris, Minister of External Affairs met the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Al Jammaz yesterday (31 Aug) and sought his intervention in the dispensation of justice to the victim.

The Ministry of External Affairs is closely following up on the case of Ms. Ariyawathi, who has alleged ill-treatment and physical harm by her employer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry said in a press release yesterday.

Ambassador Ahamed Jawad, Sri Lanka’s Envoy in Riyadh, on the instructions of the Ministry, is taking up this matter with the Saudi authorities, urging them to secure expeditious investigation and justice for the victim.

A delegation from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment currently visiting Riyadh, led by its Chairman Kingsely Ranawaka, will assist Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Riyadh in making representations on behalf of Ms. Ariyawathi to the relevant authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.




 
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