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US official followed diplomatic protocol : Airport and Aviation Services

04 Jun 2020

Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services G.A. Chandrasiri denied media reports claiming that a diplomat attached to the US Embassy in Colombo had refused to undergo PCR testing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) upon arrival. Chandrasiri speaking to The Morning said the diplomat in questioned arrived on the 1st of June at 01:30 am and submitted documents pertaining to diplomatic privileges under the Vienna Convention. He said following approval from higher authorities including the Health Ministry and the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) the official was allowed to leave without having been subject to a PCR test honoring diplomatic guidelines. Chandrasiri said the US Embassy subjects their staff to PCR testing and a 14 quarantine period. When US Embassy Spokeswoman Nancy VanHorn was contacted she said U.S. diplomatic staff adhere carefully to Sri Lankan COVID-19 guidelines, including quarantine restrictions, in close coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Relations. "The arrival of U.S. diplomatic staff to Sri Lanka also complies with the norms and procedures outlined in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, just as it applies to arrival of Sri Lankan and other diplomatic staff to the United States," VanHorn added.              

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