US State Secretary meets Sri Lanka President today

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo who arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday will hold bilateral discussions with Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa this morning. The meeting will be held in the President's House in Colombo. 

He will discuss with the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardane also. The duo is expected to hold a press conference later. The visit of the US State Secretary takes place on an invitation of the Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs, the government says. The aim of the tour is for strengthening the multiple bilateral relations. 

The cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said at the cabinet press briefing that the government will not sign SOFA and ACSA agreements with the US. 

Media reported President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told to the cabinet that US State Secretary would not discuss the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement. 

(Photo: US state Secretary Mike Pompeo at Katunayaka airport)