US envoy holds talks with President Rajapaksa

The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina B. Teplitz, met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday.

The President’s office said that officials from the US Embassy in Colombo accompanied the Ambassador at the meeting.

Both sides discussed the status of the bilateral relationship between both countries.

Soon after the Presidential election Rajapaksa had tweeted saying he looks forward to fostering warm and mutually beneficial relations with the USA, including bilateral economic and trade ties between the two nations and increased inward investments.

Also this week United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo had called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ensure accountability.

Courtesy: Colombo Gazette