Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06COLOMBO737
2006-05-04 11:35:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
SRI LANKA HOPING FOR "POSITIVE RESPONSE" ON PSI
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 000737
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, NP, AND SCA/INS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/03/2016
TAGS: MNUC PARM KNNP PGOV PREL PHSA CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA HOPING FOR "POSITIVE RESPONSE" ON PSI
DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 50811
Classified By: AMB JEFFREY J. LUNSTEAD. REASON: 1.4 (B,D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 000737
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, NP, AND SCA/INS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/03/2016
TAGS: MNUC PARM KNNP PGOV PREL PHSA CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA HOPING FOR "POSITIVE RESPONSE" ON PSI
DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 50811
Classified By: AMB JEFFREY J. LUNSTEAD. REASON: 1.4 (B,D).
1. (C) The Ambassador presented reftel demarche to Foreign
Minister Mangala Samaraweera on April 4 and raised it in a
subsequent meeting with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S.
Palihakkara one day later. Palihakkara indicated that his
Government was interested and said he hoped to have "a
positive response" soon. On April 10 Sumedha Ekanayake,
Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Organizations at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave poloff a similar
message.
2. (C) Ambassador raised the demarche again with the
Foreign Secretary on April 20 and May 4. On both occasions
Palihakkara reiterated his government's likely support for
PSI but was unable to provide definitive confirmation. "I'm
working on it," he told the Ambassador in the May 4 meeting.
LUNSTEAD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, NP, AND SCA/INS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/03/2016
TAGS: MNUC PARM KNNP PGOV PREL PHSA CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA HOPING FOR "POSITIVE RESPONSE" ON PSI
DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 50811
Classified By: AMB JEFFREY J. LUNSTEAD. REASON: 1.4 (B,D).
1. (C) The Ambassador presented reftel demarche to Foreign
Minister Mangala Samaraweera on April 4 and raised it in a
subsequent meeting with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S.
Palihakkara one day later. Palihakkara indicated that his
Government was interested and said he hoped to have "a
positive response" soon. On April 10 Sumedha Ekanayake,
Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Organizations at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave poloff a similar
message.
2. (C) Ambassador raised the demarche again with the
Foreign Secretary on April 20 and May 4. On both occasions
Palihakkara reiterated his government's likely support for
PSI but was unable to provide definitive confirmation. "I'm
working on it," he told the Ambassador in the May 4 meeting.
LUNSTEAD