City
Epaper

SL Foreign Ministry temporarily suspends consular services

By IANS | Updated: October 23, 2020 13:15 IST

Colombo, Oct 23 The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry has decided to temporarily suspend all services offered by its ...

Open in App

Colombo, Oct 23 The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry has decided to temporarily suspend all services offered by its Consular Affairs Division aimed at restricting the gathering of crowds amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

As per the announcement on Thursday, the Consular Affairs Division situated at the Ceylinco Building in Colombo will remain closed for visitors until further notice, reports the Daily Financial Times.

Document attestation services will also not be offered by both the Regional Consular Offices in Matara and Jaffna.

The development comes as the number of coronavirus cases has increased to 6,287, while the death toll stood at 14.

( With inputs from IANS )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Consular affairs divisionDaily Financial Times
Open in App

Related Stories

National'Our journalism will continue with humans, not AI'

EntertainmentEmma Watson on taking acting break: 'I felt a bit caged'

InternationalAfrican nations wary of China's soft loan trap

InternationalIndia overtakes China to become largest lender of Sri Lanka

InternationalRoadmap needed for SL's targeted Covid-19 recovery

International Realted Stories

InternationalChina's rare earth monopoly threatens global climate transition, warns expert

InternationalAfghanistan seeks new trade routes, relies more on Chabahar amid strained ties with Pakistan

InternationalUkraine strikes major Russian oil hub in Novorossiysk

InternationalPakistan's inflation spiral exposes crumbling market governance

InternationalBolsonaro braces for possible arrest as Supreme Court rejects appeal in coup case