Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08STATE72668
2008-07-07 21:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER
how-toO R 072121Z JUL 08 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY COLOMBO IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI AMEMBASSY DHAKA AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY KABUL AMEMBASSY SEOUL AMEMBASSY TOKYO USEU BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY LONDON
UNCLAS STATE 072668
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL XD NP OPDC
SUBJECT: LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER
BOGOLLAGAMA (SAARC SUMMIT)
REF: JUNE 6, 2008, LETTER FROM FM BOGOLLAGAMA TO THE
SECRETARY
UNCLAS STATE 072668
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL XD NP OPDC
SUBJECT: LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER
BOGOLLAGAMA (SAARC SUMMIT)
REF: JUNE 6, 2008, LETTER FROM FM BOGOLLAGAMA TO THE
SECRETARY
¶1. Please deliver the following letter to Foreign
Minister Bogollagama from Secretary Rice. There will be
no signed original.
¶2. BEGIN TEXT:
Dear Mr. Minister:
Thank you for your invitation to participate in the
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit
in Colombo. I regret that I will be unable to attend
but have asked Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher to
represent the United States at the Colombo Summit.
The United States supports collaborative approaches to
economic development, particularly regional initiatives
that promote the spread of free trade. We look forward
to working with the SAARC's Council of Ministers in
addressing our common challenges.
Sincerely,
Condoleezza Rice
END TEXT.
RICE