Sri Lankan authorities have assured Russia that its planes and ships will not be arrested due to sanctions. About this in an interview with RIA Novosti declaration Sri Lankan Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana.
“The Sri Lankan authorities have assured the Russian authorities that their ships or aircraft will not be arrested on the island, there will be no risk of future arrest. I think that this should not happen again (in June 2022, an Aeroflot aircraft was arrested in Sri Lanka, later the arrest was lifted and the country’s authorities apologized for the incident – ed.), ” transportation in Sri Lanka
He also expressed his desire to expand air links with Russia. Air traffic resumed in October last year and was halted before that, following the arrest of an Aeroflot aircraft that caused a resonance.
Earlier, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation Janita Abeivikrema Liyanage said that Russians can apply for Visa and Mastercard online cards for use in Sri Lanka and other states and receive them upon arrival at the airport of the island state.