INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A discussion was held today (2) at the Presidential Secretariat between Dr
Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President and Bonnie Horbach, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka.The talks focused
on the possible return to Sri Lanka of ancient artefacts and manuscripts currently in the possession of the Netherlands, according to the
She also remarked that this initiative presents a significant opportunity to further strengthen the cultural ties between the two
countries.The government of the Netherlands has adopted a policy position that colonial-era artefacts should be returned to their countries
a research programme as a first step towards the restitution of such cultural objects
An agreement has been reached with Sri Lankan authorities to conduct joint research on colonial-era artefacts currently held in the
Netherlands.As an initial step, it is expected that researchers from both countries will conduct studies on the collection of these ancient
Additional Secretary to the President Roshan Gamange and Krishen Mendis, Cultural Affairs Advisor to the Netherlands Ambassador, also
