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Dutch delegation to sign document to return cultural artifacts to Sri Lanka today
Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 10:18 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Aug 28, Colombo: A Dutch cultural delegation has arrived in Sri Lanka to sign the legal document transferring the ownership of the cultural artifacts that will be returned to Sri Lanka later this year.
The delegation led by Gunay Uslu, State Secretary for Culture and Media in the Netherlands is visiting Sri Lanka from 27th to 31st August.
Legal transfer of ownership will be signed at the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka on Monday 28th August 2023, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Sri Lanka stated in a media release.
The visiting State Secretary is expected to meet with the senior officials of the Sri Lankan government to mark this historic moment.
The six objects returning to Sri Lanka, currently in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam include the famous Lewke’s canon, two Gold kastanes (ceremonial sword), Singalese knives, Silver kastane and two guns.
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