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7 hours ago ago from JDS

Read the entire report Daya Gamage - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee report, a bipartisan endeavor, on Sri Lanka released December 07 was a thorough review of the failed U.S. policies and approach toward Sri Lanka in recent years and recommends that the U.S. needs to adopt a fresh approach to this South Asian nation declaring “the U.S. Government has invested relatively little in the economy or the security sector in ...

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U.S. envoy in Sri Lanka, Washington mulls change in ties

18 hours ago ago from JDS

The U.S. diplomat responsible for south Asia landed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after a U.S. Senate committee urged the United States not to "lose" its relationship with the strategically located island nation. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake is on a three-day visit to discuss political matters and reconciliation in Sri Lanka after the end of a 25-year war with the Tamil Tiger separatists in May. Blake ...

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USA in Sri Lanka

4 hours ago ago from Lanka News Today

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 To bring unity and peace to the island, the Government and people of Sri Lanka must now undertake the difficult process of reconciliation and reconstruction. By Robert Blake (December 9, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)It’s a real pleasure for me to be back in Sri Lanka and to see many friends and colleagues. I’d like to begin with a brief statement and then I’d be happy to take some questions. It’s ...

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Statement by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake at the Colombo Press Conference

9 hours ago ago from Tamil Insight- Tamil Voice in the Sun

Tamil Insight Tamil Voice in the Sun Search RSS for Comments RSS for Entries Home Advertise Links About About TERMS Contact Editorials Diaspora Statements Opinions News & Analysis Video Statement by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake at the Colombo Press Conference (US Embassy Colombo, December 9, 2009) - Galle Face Hotel in Colombo - Good evening. It’s ...

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Sangakkara stars in Sri Lankas emphatic victory (Lead)

18 hours ago ago from 24masti

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US praises resettlement of Sri Lankan refugees

18 hours ago ago from Good News Now

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -A U.S. envoy praised the Sri Lankan government Wednesday for making progress in resettling hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tamil civilians detained since the end of the country's civil war. The comments come on the heels of a U.S. Senate report that said Washington needs to increase engagement with Sri Lanka or risk ruining ties with the island nation. Robert O. Blake, U.S. assistant secretary of state for South Asia, told ...

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