The United States Embassy in Colombo told journalists that the US Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal was visiting Sri Lanka on a purely private visits, reports Colombo Page.
The Embassy has denied media reports that the US official was to deliver a special message from the US president to Sri Lankan government officials including Foreign Minster Mangala Samaraweera, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Maithripala Sirisena.
The US Ambassador arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday 18th Dec. The US official has already visited Sri Lank on political affairs twice after the election of Maithripala Sirisena.
Nisha Biswal back in Sri Lanka (20 Dec 2015)
The Embassy has denied media reports that the US official was to deliver a special message from the US president to Sri Lankan government officials including Foreign Minster Mangala Samaraweera, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Maithripala Sirisena.
The US Ambassador arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday 18th Dec. The US official has already visited Sri Lank on political affairs twice after the election of Maithripala Sirisena.
Nisha Biswal back in Sri Lanka (20 Dec 2015)