Approval for travel to North lifted

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Pre-travel approval for diplomats, INGOs/NGOs to journey to the North has been lifted from today, facilitating North bound travel without producing a Ministry of Defense (MOD) travel approval document, according to the Defence Ministry website.

The Ministry of Defence lifted the imposed pre-travel approval exclusively for foreign passport holders last week.

Further stressing on the provision, individuals and groups intending to visit military installations or meet with military officials will still require approval from the Ministry of Defence.

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Jix Tuesday, 12 July 2011 12:42 PM

I hope authorities realize there is more to the 'North' than just going to Jaffna...

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Ramesh Tuesday, 12 July 2011 12:59 PM

what was approved last time?

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ICC Tuesday, 12 July 2011 01:01 PM

thanks UN penal and HR W

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BF Tuesday, 12 July 2011 01:11 PM

This clealy shows how we are transparent. West cannot keep bugging us.

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Gabriel Tuesday, 12 July 2011 01:12 PM

Excellent News,

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NADARAJAH SETHURUPAN Tuesday, 12 July 2011 01:15 PM

What about VISA approval for them?

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Gamarala Wednesday, 13 July 2011 01:50 AM

Authorities will be very frindly during those visits. After that things will back again.

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Kanth Wednesday, 13 July 2011 01:53 AM

You say that we were opaqe until now????

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prk Wednesday, 13 July 2011 02:02 AM

For the last 2-1/2 years it was not transparent and made the war as war without witness, after clearing the evidence which took more than 2 years, trying to show that everything is transparent??

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KAVIL Friday, 15 July 2011 08:09 PM

that means the IC given approval to srilanka to conduct the war crimes in the north for last 2 years.

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