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Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha had a virtual discussion with Dan Stigall, Deputy Chief of Staff & Counselor for International Affairs, Department of Justice (DoJ) recently to follow-up on the charges filed last month by the US District Court in Los Angeles against 3 Sri Lankans for “Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS” in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in April 2019, Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington D.C. said.
All 3 Sri Lankans are currently in Sri Lanka’s custody. The Ambassador has also called for closer monitoring of the pro-LTTE organizations operating in the US, who contrary to US laws, were glorifying terrorism and martyrdom, while propagating hate speech and disinformation.
Posted on February 7th, 2021
Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington, DC
The
73
rd Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka was celebrated on
4 February at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C., with the
participation of religious dignitaries, representatives from the US State
Department and the Embassy Staff, with the Sri Lankan community and friends of
Sri Lanka across the US joining virtually in view of the prevailing pandemic
related restrictions.
The ceremony commenced with the hoisting of the national flag by Ambassador
Ravinatha Aryasinha, amidst the chanting of seth pirith by the Venerable Maha
Sangha. The National Anthem of Sri Lanka was sung followed by the observance of