The Sri Lankan government spends US $ 66,000 a month hiring Thompson Advisory Group LLC (TAG), a US lobbying firm, reports the Sunday Times.
The group are allegedly hired by the Sri Lankan government to create a political climate in the US conducive to enhancing Sri Lanka’s long-term political and economic aspirations as well as to create a platform where US decision makers receive clear and accurate information of Sri Lanka’s current achievements and future plans and create a higher volume of private sector investment in Sri Lanka.
Reports also suggest that another lobbying firm, Majority Group, has been hired for US$ 50,000 to lobby the US government to change its attitude towards Sri Lanka.
Details of Sri Lanka’s expensive lobbying regime, amounting over US $100,000 a month, surface as a US envoy to Sri Lanka outlined that it would be leading calls for an international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council.
US to lead on calls for international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka at UNHRC (08 Jan 2014)
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