United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Colombo last evening.
The US Embassy in Colombo said Under Secretary Nuland, Ambassador Chung, and the U.S. delegation will meet with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the challenges posed by the global pandemic and ways to strengthen the U.S.-Sri Lankan partnership.
Other senior members of the US delegation include Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Amanda Dory.
Under Secretary Nuland and Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L.Peiris will co-chair the 4th U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue. The U.S. delegation will also meet with representatives of civil society and the private sector. (Pix by Akila Jayawardana)
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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