COLOMBO, 28 April, 2021 (TON): Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait continues to facilitate repatriation of Sri Lankan migrant workers and other Sri Lankans who were severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

The move has been taken under the guidance of Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Foreign Secretary Admiral Professor Jayanath Colombage.

The Foreign Ministry said, the Embassy has repatriated over 6000 Sri Lankans out of 9000 persons registered with the Embassy.

This repatriation process is facilitated by the Embassy in coordination with the Presidential Secretariat, the Foreign Ministry, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, Ministry of Labor, State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), SriLankan Airlines and relevant Kuwait authorities.

The returnees included Sri Lankan migrant workers held at the Kuwait Government Deportation Centre, the Kuwait Government Shelter and the Safe House maintained by the Embassy.

However, with the support of Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa and Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, free government quarantine facilities were arranged for the returnees from the Kuwait Government Deportation Centre and for migrant workers, accommodated at the Embassy Safe House.