Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath says measures have been taken to re-export the consignment of the Holy Qur’an (Tamil translation) that remains detained by Sri Lanka Customs. Addressing the post-Cabinet media briefing held on Tuesday, Minister Herath revealed that the consignment had been imported in violation of customs regulations. He further said that, as such, the importer had agreed to re-export the consignment of the Holy Qur’an (Tamil translation) to India. “There was no issue about the content of the Holy Qur’an. But the issue was with the manner in which it had been imported. There was a fault…
Customs issue, not content dispute: Minister clarifies re-export of Qur’an consignment
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