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An Iranian delegation was scheduled to arrive in the island today to visit Muslim Internally Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka, who marked 20 years since their eviction from the Jaffna Peninsula recently, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran M.M Zuhair said yesterday
“The delegates would be visiting IDP’s to assess their situation and find ways to help them,” Mr. Zuhair said. According to him the delegation would be headed by the President of the Imam Khomeni Relief Foundation (IKRF), Mr. Hossein Anvari. Meanwhile the Ambassador said that Iran was the first country to respond to the appeal made by Minister Basil Rajapaksa to foreign Ambassadors in Sri Lanka when he met them on July 8 to assist in the resettlement of Muslims who had been evicted from Jaffna.
The IKRF delegation would include Mr. Mohammad Mohammadifard, Deputy for International Affairs, Mr. Mohammadreza Torabian Isfahani, Counselor and Director General of Administration, Mr. Aliraza Ramezani, Director General of Vocational Training and Employment, Mr. Ali Kazazlo and Mr. Mehdi Tavakoli, Head of Protocol and the Head of West Asian affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of I. R. Iran. The Imam Khomeni Relief Foundation was the International Relief arm and was run by the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khemani.
During their visit the delegation would visit Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar and Puttalam, Mr. Zuhair said adding that the delegation would also hold discussions with Ministers Basil Rajapaksa and Minister Risard Badurdeen and pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister D.M Jayaratne, he added. On Sunday they would be special guests of Minister Risard Badurdeen at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute at a function to mark 20 years since the eviction of Muslims from the Jaffna Peninsula, which would also be attended by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who would be the Chief Guest. The visit of the IKRF delegation to Sri Lanka had been facilitated by our Ambassador in Iran M. M. Zuhair P.C.
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