Dr. Harsha de Silva visits Washington

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva, following his visit to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in Mexico, visited Washington DC where he met senior officials of the US State Department, US Department of Treasury, US Department of Commerce, Office of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the World Bank.

During his discussions with US officials, Dr. de Silva emphasized the importance of further promoting economic and business relations with the United States. He also discussed ways and means of achieving these objectives.

The Deputy Minister also opened the Chancery building of the Embassy, becoming the first official visitor from Sri Lanka to visit the premises. Addressing the staff Dr. de Silva, emphasized the need to further promote political and economic relations with the United States for the benefit of the people of both countries.