Extending an invitation to the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs said he should visit to see for himself.
“I invited him to visit Sri Lanka and see what we have accomplished on the ground during the past five years after the war was over,” Minister GL Peiris told the Daily Mirror.
The invitation comes after Peiris last week warned foreign envoys to be impartial and refrain from interfering within Sri Lanka's domestic affairs.
"This is because of our inherent respect for the identity of these nations and the legitimate responsibility of their elected leaders to determine policy in accordance with the aspirations of their people," he said, echoing a statement published by the Minister of External Affairs.
For more on Sri Lanka's recent statements regarding the US, see below:
Sri Lanka says US should examine root causes of anti-Western sentiment (11 Aug 2014)
We will not kneel down before any powerful nation - GL Peiris (07 Aug 2014)
Sri Lanka accuses US of hampering reconciliation efforts (31 Jul 2014)
Govt spends over $100m on US lobby firms (28 Jul 2014)
Sri Lankan Minister warns against 'foreign countries and NGOs' (20 Jul 2014)
“I invited him to visit Sri Lanka and see what we have accomplished on the ground during the past five years after the war was over,” Minister GL Peiris told the Daily Mirror.
The invitation comes after Peiris last week warned foreign envoys to be impartial and refrain from interfering within Sri Lanka's domestic affairs.
"This is because of our inherent respect for the identity of these nations and the legitimate responsibility of their elected leaders to determine policy in accordance with the aspirations of their people," he said, echoing a statement published by the Minister of External Affairs.
For more on Sri Lanka's recent statements regarding the US, see below:
Sri Lanka says US should examine root causes of anti-Western sentiment (11 Aug 2014)
We will not kneel down before any powerful nation - GL Peiris (07 Aug 2014)
Sri Lanka accuses US of hampering reconciliation efforts (31 Jul 2014)
Govt spends over $100m on US lobby firms (28 Jul 2014)
Sri Lankan Minister warns against 'foreign countries and NGOs' (20 Jul 2014)