The US delegation led by US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu met with Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Colombo on Friday.
The delegation also included Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kaproth and US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung.
The discussions covered a range of pressing social, economic, and political issues currently facing Sri Lanka.
The meeting was further attended by representatives from USAID, including Anjali Kaur, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Asia Region; Versa Perkins, Chief of Staff to Donald Lu; Gabriel Grau, USAID Sri Lanka Mission Director; Nasreen Marikar, Political Specialist at the US Embassy; and Jerrod Mason, Treasury Director for South Asia.
Several prominent parliamentary members from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya and Samagi Jana Sandhanaya also participated in the discussion. These included Kabir Hashim, Rishad Bathiudeen, Palani Digambaram, Ajith P. Perera, Mujibur Rahuman, Kavinda Jayawardana, and S.M. Marikar. (Islandnews)
