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Cindy McCain holds 'productive' meeting with President Ranil

26 Sep 2022

A "productive" meeting was held between US Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome Ambassador Cindy McCain and President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung announced on Twitter.  "A productive meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe & Ambassador Cindy McCain was held to discuss the impact of ongoing economic hardships on Sri Lankans as well as explore the many ways US & SL are working together to meet urgent humanitarian needs," the Tweet read.  McCain arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day official visit yesterday. The ambassador, accompanied by another top official, had arrived onboard a Qatar Airways flight from Doha at around 4.30 p.m. yesterday (25).  They were welcomed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake by officials from the UN Office in Colombo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Ambassador Cindy McCain is visiting Sri Lanka until 28 September to highlight US food assistance programmes in Sri Lanka, and reinforce the US’ commitment and lasting partnership with the island nation. In addition to meeting with senior Government officials and aid organisations in Colombo, Ambassador McCain will join US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung to travel to Central Province to visit schools, agricultural research facilities, and community organisations, and meet with recipients and implementers of relief provided through US Government-funded humanitarian assistance programmes.


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