Sri Lanka will shut several diplomatic postings abroad including a series of missions in Europe announced Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday morning, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ravi Karunanayake said, "we will have to close down some missions as those have found to be of no use lately."
"The government has decided to go for commercial based diplomacy and link to the world through establishing commercial based diplomatic ties with various countries across the globe. We are not in a position to reveal the names of these diplomatic heads yet," he added.
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