Dutch, Sri Lankan Officials Agree to Return of Colonial Artifacts

August 29, 2023

Sri Lanka’s Minister for Culture Vidura Wickramanayaka and the Dutch State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu signed a legal document in Colombo transferring the ownership of cultural artifacts to be returned later this year.

Dutch, Sri Lankan Officials Agree to Return of Colonial Artifacts

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