US Congressmen regret baseless allegations
A high level US Congressional delegation yesterday expressed its
regret over Sri Lanka being subjected to various unsubstantiated
allegations from different quarters, instead of being commended for
eradicating one of the most ruthless terrorist outfits in the world.
They expressed these views at a meeting with President Mahinda
Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. The US Congressmen were accompanied
by Sri Lankan ambassador to the US and Mexico Jaliya Wickremasuriya.
Leader of the delegation Albert Benjamin Chandler said that he
visited Sri Lanka two years before and that the country has made
tremendous progress in the field of development during the past two
years.
He said that the delegation toured a number of places in the country,
including the Northern region and that they saw the people of all
communities coexisting happily. He said that the delegation is highly
impressed with the present security situation.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa requested these Congressmen to convey the
factual situation of the country to the world. The President gave them a
brief account of the development drive being implemented in the country.
The delegation included Jack Heddens Kingston and Rep Joseph Heath
Schuler. External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, Secretary to the
President Lalith Weeratunga and Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the US and
Mexico Jaliya Wickremasuriya were also present.
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