Singapore allows Sri Lanka president entry on private visit, says no asylum request
A Saudi airlines plane, believed to be carrying Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport July 14, 2022. — Reuters pic
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Thursday, 14 Jul 2022 8:54 PM MYT
SINGAPORE, July 14 —Singapore’s foreign ministry said today Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been allowed to enter the city-state on a private visit.
It said he has not asked for asylum and neither has he been granted asylum. — Reuters