Sri Lanka announced the five Sri Lankan embassies in Europe that are to be closed include Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Norway and Sweden. One embassy will be established to execute all affairs relevant to these countries.
All five countries voted against Sri Lanka on a resolution that was approved by United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC).
See 'European embassies that serve no purpose will close - Sri Lanka' (27 Mar 2012)
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