BY L. B. Wijayasiri in Kandy

THE United States Ambassador in Sri Lanka Jeffrey Lunstead said at the opening of the "American Corner" in Kandy yesterday that the new centre would not be an American Propaganda Unit but it would provide information with regard to all aspects of American life to the Sri Lankan people.

The United States Information Centre named as "American Corner" was established at the precincts of the D. S. Senanayake Public Library in Kandy.

Central Province Governor, Monty Gopallawa, Mayor of Kandy, Kesara Senanayake, American Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Jeffrey Lunstead, Chairman, Central Provincial Council, D. Madiyugaraja and film idol, Sanath Gunatillake participated at the opening ceremony.

Ambassador Lunstead added that information was a very important subject in the present day world. The information centre opened in Kandy would not be an American propaganda centre but it would help educate Sri Lankan people about the life of American people, their culture, art, economics and all other aspects.

That would help strengthen the relations between Sri Lanka and the United States.

Mayor of Kandy, Kesara Senanayake said that there was a United States Information Centre in Kandy a few decades ago but unfortunately it was closed down due to various reasons. But he was happy to see that a new centre was established again.

He was happy to have had that centre opened at Municipal Public Library. It was very recently that two former Presidents visited Sri Lanka to see for themselves the tsunami disaster.

He hoped that the new American Centre would help strengthen better relations between United States and Sri Lanka.