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Sri Lanka to set up advisory panel on repatriating cultural heritage
To advise on repatriating cultural artefacts taken out of the country during the colonial era
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The committee, titled the "Committee for the Restitution of Sri Lankan Cultural Heritage Currently Held Overseas," will advise the Government on efforts to recover cultural objects taken out of Sri Lanka. It will be headed by the Additional Secretary (Cultural Promotion and Foreign Affairs) of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.
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People
- Nalinda Jayatissa
- Lewke Disawa
- Lewke Disawe
Organisations
- Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs2
- United Nations2
Places
- Sri Lanka3
- Netherlands2
- Amsterdam
- Colombo
- London
Keywords
- artefacts3
- heritage3
- committee2
- approves2
- colonial2
- cabinet2
- lankan2
- repatriating
- restoration
- advisory
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