Blake to visit Sri Lanka next week
September 9, 2011 07:30 am
Robert Blake, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South
and Central Asia, will visit Sri Lanka next week to hold wide range of
bilateral and regional discussions with top Indian officials.
Blake would also travel to India, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland
told reporters.
“In Sri Lanka, he intends to meet with government officials, civil society
representatives, university students, and political leaders,” she said, adding
that this trip had to cancelled earlier because of hurricane Irene.
“In India, Assistant Secretary Blake will meet with the Government of India and
have internal consultations with the staff at the Embassy,” Nuland said, adding,
“He leaves on September 12, returning on the 16.” PTI reports.
