US Secretary of State cancels Lankan visit

Thursday, 20 June 2019 00:14 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts during his upcoming visit to the Indo-Pacific region that includes

US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

accompanying President Donald Trump to the G20 Summit in Japan, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is unable to visit Sri Lanka as previously announced. Secretary Pompeo regrets that he is no longer able to visit Colombo at this time. He hopes to travel to Sri Lanka at a later date to underscore our strong partnership with Sri Lanka, which is rooted in a commitment to democracy, economic growth and a free, open Indo-Pacific region.

The US remains committed to these objectives and looks forward to building on our longstanding partnership.