Sri Lanka, April 7 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has outlined the role and preparations of the Ministry of Foreign Relations and its missions across the world, in helping Sri Lanka tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing concerns of Sri Lankan nationals overseas.

Referring to Sri Lankan citizens abroad, he said "parents here in Sri Lanka, should rest a little bit more comfortably about their children, knowing that the Embassy is a phone call away and if there are issues on the ground, that our Missions abroad will deal with it" and that "if there is a real calamity, the Government of Sri Lanka will step in".

He said while dealing with the immediate concerns at hand, the Ministry and Missions are working hard "...