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No response to Iranian envoy’s claim on IRIS Dena visit: Govt
Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa on Tuesday declined to respond to remarks by Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alireza Delkhosh,
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Protecting our neutrality, we will do all that we can. He clarified that the Sri Lanka Navy Commander had extended only a general, customary invitation to its counterparts during the recent naval engagement in Visakapatnam, India."The Naval Commander extended a cordial invitation to fellow naval commanders, as is standard practice. There was no formal diplomatic invitation," Jayatissa said.
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- Sri Lanka Alireza Delkhosh2
- IRIS Dena2
- Dena2
- Nalinda Jayatissa
- Alireza Delkhosh
- Sri Lankan
- Jayatissa
- Delkhosh
Organisations
- Sri Lanka Navy2
- IRIS Dena2
- Delkhosh2
- International Fleet Review 2026
- Foreign Ministry
- IRIS Lavan
Places
- Sri Lanka3
- India3
- Iran3
- United States2
- Sri Lankan2
- Colombo2
- Visakhapatnam
- Govt Cabinet
Keywords
- envoy2
- peaceful
- response
- invited
- onboard
- alerts
- claim
- music
- ready
- visit
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