US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Sri Lanka in the first week of May, according to news reports.
The State Department has not confirmed Secretary Kerry's visit yet, but the Ceylon Today, quoting "reliable government sources", says Sri Lanka's parliament will be dissolved for the elections only after Mr Kerry's visit, who was invited by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera during his trip to Washington in February.
If confirmed, John Kerry would be the highest-ranking US official to visit Sri Lanka in years.
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