Sri Lanka, March 28 -- Amidst growing pressure to amend its travel advice to Sri Lanka which was deemed "overly harsh", the United Kingdom (UK) has defended its decision and said it would continue to keep the island nation's travel advise under close review.

UK's Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon made this remark in the UK Parliament responding to a question raised on plans to update the travel advice to Sri Lanka to reflect the security situation in the country.

He defended the move, saying that the safety of British people is the main factor when determining UK's travel advice for all countries, including Sri Lanka.

"Our advice is designed to help British people make informe...