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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 05.30 GMT |
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Meetings with Sri Lankan officials useful and frank
says visiting top US State Department official |
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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and
Central Asian Affairs Don Camp visited Colombo April
20-22 as part of the U.S. Government’s regular,
ongoing consultations with the Sri Lankan Government
said his meetings with the Sri Lankan government
officials are “useful and frank, in the way of long
time friends”.
“We value the dialogue we continue to have with the
government, as well as the lines of communication we
maintain with Sri Lanka’s political, business, and
civil society leaders. Many of the issues we discuss
are difficult ones, particularly on human rights and
the resolution of the conflict, but the U.S. will
remain engaged in the hope of seeing progress,” a US
Embassy press release quoting Assistant Secretary
said.
During his visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary met
with Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama,
Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights
Mahinda Samarasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of
Defense Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, and Secretary to the
Ministry of Justice Suhada Gamalath. He also met
with leading political figures, civil society
leaders, and business representatives.
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