Washington DC (BBN) - US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 2–3.
Joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Atul Keshap, she will review bilateral and regional issues with the new Sri Lankan government, civil society and religious leaders, and other officials, an official statement said on Friday.
This will be the first visit to Sri Lanka by a senior State Department official since national elections were held earlier this month, it added.
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