Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees, Areti Sienni, UNHCR Chief of Mission in India, said in an exclusive interview with NDTV today after the arrest of four returnees on arrival in Sri Lanka. The repatriation process had earliert been suspended.

Calling the arrests "worrying," Sienni said the agency hopes that repatriation will resume soon. She noted that 200 Sri Lankan refugees had returned to their homeland last year and around 50 more have expressed interest this year.

She said the UNHCR continues to work with Indian authorities to ensure that refugees have access to durable solutions - whether through citizens...