Sri Lanka's leftist People's Liberation Front (JVP) protested before the US Embassy in Colombo against the US influence on the independence and sovereignty of Sri Lanka.
Handing over a letter to the US Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz, JVP said that they would not trust that the visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo would be a commitment for a strong, free and independent Sri Lanka.
JVP accused the US that they were trying to take Sri Lanka into their control pushing the country into a costly regional power crisis.
They alleged that the US was pressurizing Sri Lanka to sign a number of military and trade agreements in a non-transparent manner while the present government had failed to safeguard the independence and the non-alignment foreign policy.
On October 22, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dean Thompson urged Sri Lanka “to make difficult but necessary decisions” on its foreign relations. JVP said that this statement was not mere hypocrisy but a threat to the country's economy, independence and sovereignty.
JVP questioned the choices encouraged by the US in terms of Sri Lanka, according to Dean Thompson's statement.
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