Advisory issued for Sri Lankan students in Belarus

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow has introduced a following communication lines to obtain further information for Sri Lankan students in Belarus, who wish to temporarily return to Sri Lanka.

TP: +79801445726

Email: [email protected]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow which is concurrently accredited to Belarus, continues to monitor the situation in Belarus in the context of recent developments in Ukraine.

The Embassy states that it is in close contact with all Universities in Belarus where approximately 1,561 Sri Lankan students are engaged in their higher studies.

As agreed at the several meetings convened by the Embassy with the administration of the relevant Universities, representatives of students’ associations and parent groups, the Embassy is currently engaged in the facilitation of travel to Sri Lanka via Moscow of those students wishing to temporarily return to Sri Lanka.

In this regard, the Embassy has made arrangements, in liaison with the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Belarus, to issue transit visa on an urgent basis for travel via Moscow by such students.