Envoys call on Foreign Minister

COLOMBO: Several Ambassadors including the U.S. Ambassador Robert O’ Blake paid courtesy calls to the newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Rohitha Bogollagama yesterday.

During his meeting the US Ambassador said he is looking forward to work closely with the Minister to further strengthen the already existing excellent relations between the two countries.

The Ambassador reiterated U.S. Government’s commitment to counter terrorism.

Minister Bogollagama said during his upcoming visit to the Maldives he will seek the assistance of SAARC countries for greater cooperation on vigilance and surveillance in such a manner that the U.S will not have to pay more on counter terrorism efforts.

The Foreign Minister also said during his recent German visit he had useful meetings with the Foreign and Interior Ministers and they assured him that investigations would be done in any part of their territory on any complaints of LTTE activities.

Earlier, the Qatar Ambassador Ali-hamad Mubarak and the Kuwait Ambassador Fahad H. Sh. Al-Metairi called on Foreign Minister, Bogollagama.