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US confirms Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka for talks

21 Oct, 2020

US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to New Delhi, India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Mal?, Maldives; and Jakarta, Indonesia October 25 ? 30, the US State Department announced today.

In New Delhi, Secretary Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and their Indian counterparts will lead the third annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue to advance the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and expand cooperation to promote stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and the world.

Secretary Pompeo will travel to Colombo to underscore the commitment of the United States to a partnership with a strong, sovereign Sri Lanka and to advance our common goals for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Thereafter, Secretary Pompeo will travel to Mal? to reaffirm our close bilateral relationship and advance our partnership on issues ranging from regional maritime security to the fight against terrorism.

The Secretary will travel to Jakarta to deliver public remarks and meet with his Indonesian counterparts to affirm the two countries? vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Colombo Gazette)

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