FM to meet Powell in Washington
Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar is scheduled to visit Washington DC on May 12 for a meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell. This will be the Minister's second official overseas visit of the four permitted per year to each Cabinet Minister by the new Presidential Code of Conduct.

Mr. Kadirgamar returned to Colombo on Thursday after visiting China and India where he met his counterparts Li Zhaoxing in Shanghai and Yashwant Sinha in New Delhi.

In Washington, Mr. Kadirgamar and (Ret.) Gen. Powell are due to discuss bi-lateral issues and the stalled peace process. The Sri Lanka donor conference scheduled for June 3 in Brussels is also likely to be on the agenda.

Meanwhile, Industries, Tourism and Investments Minister Anura Bandaranaike is due to leave for the UAE tomorrow to attend an ' Arabian Travel Mart ' in Dubai.

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