14 July 2016 10:24 am
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday at Temple Trees where she had assured him of her country’s strong support to boost bilateral trade and investment between the two countries.
Sources from the Prime Minister’s office confirmed that Ms Biswal had met the Premier in the morning but did not divulge any details of what was discussed.
Ms Biswal revealed in her twitter message that she and a delegation from the US had met Mr Wickremesinghe and assured him of their support with regards to trade and investment between the US and Sri Lanka. She said she discussed a joint action plan to boost trade and investment between the two countries (Yohan Perera)