Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry Writes to China over Doormats with SL Flag on Amazon

The Foreign Ministry has reached out to the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing over non-slip doormats bearing the Sri Lanka flag being advertised for online purchase on Amazon.

Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage informed the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing to contact the manufacturer concerned in China and also has brought to the attention of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo, the advertising of Sri Lanka’s national flag as a doormat. The Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington D.C has also been instructed to follow up on the matter with the advertising platform Amazon.

The instructions were issued after there were reports on social media of a “Sri Lanka Flag Non-Slip Doormat” being advertised for online purchase on the Amazon website.