The Ministry of Foreign Relations has taken steps to recall Sri Lankan diplomats from 10 foreign countries.

Accordingly, steps have been taken to recall ambassadors and high commissioners over the age of 60 serving in each country, a senior Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has told state-run Sinhala daily Dinamina.

The Ministry has taken steps to summon the Sri Lankan diplomats in the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in the UN in New York, Canada, Sweden, Egypt, Cuba, and the Netherlands as well as the heads of these missions.

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