Foreign Minister Ali Sabry met with U.S Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Ambassador Donald Lu at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, 19 October, 2022.
Referring to the Foreign Minister’s meeting with the Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on 04 August, 2022 in Cambodia and several high-level visits from the U.S. to Sri Lanka in recent times to support the Government’s efforts to address the present economic challenges, Foreign Minister Sabry welcomed the continued U.S. assistance to overcome those challenges.
Foreign Minister Sabry and Ambassador Lu discussed the multifaceted aspects of the U.S - Sri Lanka bilateral relations, including the recent developments and IMF debt restructuring negotiations.
Ambassador Lu was accompanied by the Ambassador of the U.S. to Sri Lanka Julie Chung and senior officials from the U.S Embassy in Colombo. Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane and Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were associated with the Foreign Minister at the meeting.
Ambassador Lu also called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe and met Secretary of Defence, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd).
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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