No US army base in Sri Lanka : US Embassy Spokesperson

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The US embassy provided a clarification today (April 01) regarding rumours circulating over a US Army Base to be set up in Sri Lanka. Upon inquiry, a spokesperson of the United States Embassy in Colombo confirmed that there was no plan to establish a permanent military base in Sri Lanka. Nancy VanHorn, the US Embassy spokesperson told News 1st that "The United States is not building a military base in Sri Lanka nor does it have any plans to do so in the future."

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