Now can’t even find those who said ‘no to America’ - Kavinda

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Kavinda Jayawardena says that the members of the government who spoke against the United States cannot be even found now.

Speaking to the media today, he said: “We never spoke against countries like America or India or China or Germany or the UK.”

“We did not say ‘no to America’. But those who said ‘no to America’ like Udaya Gammanpila, Wimal Weerawansa and Seetha (Arambepola) can’t even be found now,” he said.

The parliamentarian made these comments in reference to the recent visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile minister Udaya Gammanpila, speaking to reporters, said that the last time they were afraid of such visits was because the then government was in agreement to sign the SOFA and MCC agreements and the US was also in agreement.

“It takes two hands to clap,” he said, adding that although the US wants to go forward with the agreement now, the incumbent government has no need to go forward with those agreements.