(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is unable to visit Sri Lanka as previously announced due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts during his upcoming visit to the Indo – Pacific Region that includes accompanying President Donald Trump to the G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit in Japan, the US Embassy in Colombo stated.
The Embassy statement stressed that Pompeo regrets that he is no longer able to visit Colombo at this time.
However, Pompeo hopes to travel to Sri Lanka at a later date to underscore our strong partnership with Sri Lanka, which is rooted in a commitment to democracy, economic growth and a free, open Indo – Pacific Region.
The US remains committed to these objectives and looks forward to building on our longstanding partnership, the Embassy statement added.
