Amidst a diplomatic row between Russia and Sri Lanka over the detention of an Aeroflot aircraft here, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Moscow that the issue with the Russian flag carrier is not between two countries but a private legal matter, according to a media report on Sunday.
A senior Sri Lankan minister has also apologised to all the passengers and crew after the island nation’s aviation authority prevented a flight of the Russian flag carrier to depart the Colombo airport.
The flight, scheduled to depart from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport to Moscow on June 2 with 191 passengers and 13 crew members, was not allowed to depart due to an enjoining order issued by the Commercial High Court of Colombo, a statement from the Airport and Aviation Services said.
