Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera had not at any point referred to a review of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy regarding specific countries.
Responding to questions on Mr Samaraweera’s interviews for Japanese press, Sri Lanka’s foreign affairs spokesperson Mahishini Colonne, said that Mr Samaraweera had expressed Sri Lanka’s intention to win back allies that have been traditionally close since independence.