Contradicting President, Prime Minister Says Talks Ongoing For Update Forces Agreement With U.S.
July 11 2019
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says his government is negotiating a replacement for the 1995 Status of Forces arrangement with the U.S., reports Agence France-Presse.
Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Wednesday that talks between the two nations were ongoing for a new agreement that would permit their armed forces to access each other's ports and airports with fewer formalities.
The current proposal includes provisions that Sri Lanka cannot accept, the prime...
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