Charge d’ Affaires a.i. of the US Embassy in Colombo Martin T. Kelly called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry today, 08 June 2021. The Foreign Minister thanked the government and people of the United States for the continued support extended to Sri Lanka. He particularly appreciated the US President’s recent announcement that Sri Lanka will be one of the countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX programme. He also thanked for the consignment of USAID emergency medical supplies which arrived on 04 June 2021 and possible US technical assistance to mitigate adverse environmental impact caused by the MV X-Press Pearl disaster.
Joining the meeting, Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage elaborated on the government’s efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic and the status of the on-going national vaccination programme.
