Hillary will not meet the TNA

03 Apr, 2012

The U.S Embassy in Colombo says U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has no plans to meet with the Tamil National Alliance next month.

According to the Embassy the only scheduled meeting she has is with External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris on May 18 as was previously announced.

?Recent media reports incorrectly state that Secretary Clinton has invited the TNA to visit Washington.? The Secretary invited Minister GL Peiris to Washington on May 18 and welcomes that visit. While the United States seeks to engage with all political parties in Sri Lanka, there is no visit scheduled for the TNA, either before or after that meeting,? the U.S Embassy in Colombo said.

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