Sri Lanka says it denied US request to land two aircraft at Mattala airport

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Sri Lanka's president stated that the government denied a US request on February 26 to land two combat aircraft armed with missiles at Mattala airport from March 4-8. This decision was made to maintain Sri Lanka's neutrality, especially after receiving a similar request from Iran on the same day.

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