US State Secretary Mike Pompeo delivers warm wishes to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

COLOMBO(News 1st) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a tweet applauded the people of Sri Lanka on the democratic election and stand ready to work with Sri Lanka and the President to uphold Sri Lanka’s commitments on security sector reform, accountability, and respect for human rights. In a responding tweet, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa thanked Secretary Pompeo for conveying the good wishes and said Sri Lanka looks forward to fostering warm and mutually beneficial relations with the USA, including bilateral economic and trade ties between the two nations and increased inward investments.