US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien had a telephone call with Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa this week, where he “reaffirmed the long history of U.S.-Sri Lankan friendship and cooperation”.
A tweet from the US National Security Council O’Brien also conveyed President Trump’s offer, on behalf of the American people, to provide needed ventilators to Sri Lanka.
“The strong bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Sri Lanka is an important part of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” it added.
The call comes as the US stepped up its relief for Sri Lanka,contributing a total of US$5.8 million as part of coronavirus relief efforts, in line with its “long tradition of US support for Sri Lanka’s security and sovereignty”.
The announcement comes after US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz met with Sri Lankan prime minister, and accused war criminal, Mahinda Rajapaksa last week.
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