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Vijitha Herath
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Sri Lanka's foreign affairs minister who addressed the situation regarding the sinking.
Notable Quotes
"calling for restraint and immediate de-escalation from all concerned parties"View Story →
"The Iranian warship IRIS Dena, with 180 people on board, was in distress and sinking."View Story →
"By 6am we dispatched a naval vessel and by 7am the second naval vessel."View Story →
"the navy received information that the ship was in distress"View Story →
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