US welcomes PM statement on burials

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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s statement on the reversal of the mandatory cremation policy of the Government received swift welcome from US Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz.

“Welcome media reporting on PM’s announcement to end mandatory cremation of COVID victims. Implementation of a revised practice that is in line with international public health norms and respects religious rites is a positive action,” the ambassador tweeted.

German Ambassador Holger Seubert retweeted his colleague saying: “Encouraging news, much appreciated by Germany, too!”

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