Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Sri Lanka, Mohammad Nabi Hassani Pour has written to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister D M Jayaratne to amicably resolve the mosque issue to further strengthen the existing communal harmony in the country. The Iranian envoy in a letter expressed concern about the welfare of all the communities in Sri Lanka with respect for each other’s religion. He expressed the hope that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister in his capacity as the Religious Minister, will find an amicable solution to the problem.

Last week, Sri Lankan officials said that they may have to demolish a mosque and a Hindu temple under pressure from Buddhist monks who demanded their removal from a Buddhist sacred area. Thousands of Buddhist monks and their supporterstormed the mosque  sin the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla on Friday, saying it was constructed illegally. The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka, an umbrella group of Muslim organizations, said the mosque was duly registered and that the radical Buddhists are trying to damage peaceful co-existence between the country's main ethnic communities.
 . In Sri lanka , Buddhism is the state religion and about 74 per cent are Sinhalese . About seven per cent of Sri Lanka's 20 million people are Muslims , while about 18 per cent are Tamils .