COLOMBO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The British government has removed the restriction on travel imposed to its citizens touring Sri Lanka's Northern Province.
"This latest change means we no longer advise against travel to any part of Sri Lanka," the British Ambassador in Colombo Peter Hayes was quoted as saying in an embassy press release issued here Friday.
Most western nations have now relaxed travel advisories following the end to Sri Lanka's protracted battle between the government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in May last year.
Travel restrictions to east came to be relaxed immediately after the government troops' victory over the rebels.
Travel to north has now been given the go-ahead in view of the rapid return to normalcy in the former war zones.
International insurance companies have also lifted risk insurance premiums for shipping purposes on Sri Lanka.
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