FISCAL RESTRAINT ON ILO'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR

UNCLAS COLOMBO 000972 SIPDIS STATE FOR IO/T-DRISCOLL, IO/S JOHNSTON GENEVA FOR CHAMBERLIN AND KRUGLIKOVA E.O 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC ELAB CE ILO SUBJECT: FISCAL RESTRAINT ON ILO'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2006-2007 REF: STATE 094763 Per reftel post delivered points to Mr. B.G. Uyangoda, Director General of the UN and Multilateral Affairs Division of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 26, 2005. Reftel points were also copied to Mr. Mahinda Madihahewa, Secretary, Ministry of Labor Relations and Foreign Employment. Mr. Upali Athukorale, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment SIPDIS Relations, promised that the matter would be discussed within the delegation. Post suggests US delegation raise this issue directly with Sri Lankan delegation if time permits and vote is close. LUNSTEAD