MCC team holds talks on Lanka’s compact programme

24 Jan, 2017

The?Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has had talks with the Government on Sri Lanka’s Compact Programme.

A team from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) led by Ms. Fatema Sumar, Regional Deputy Vice President for Europe, Asia, Pacific?and Latin America, called on Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The purpose of the visit undertaken by the MCC team was to initiate discussions with Government?on the Compact Programme.

Sri Lanka was selected for a Compact Programme under the Millennium Challenge Corporation on December 13, 2016. (Colombo Gazette)

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