President & US National Security Advisor discuss COVID-19 response efforts
May 8, 2020 10:59 am
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the United States National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien have engaged in a conversation on Wednesday (06).
They have reaffirmed the long history of United States-Sri Lanka friendship and cooperation, the US National Security Council (NSC) said in a tweet.
President Rajapaksa and the National Security Advisor have also discussed the COVID-19 response efforts of the two countries.
The NSC said Mr. O’Brien has conveyed President Donald Trump’s offer to provide required ventilators to Sri Lanka.
“The strong bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Sri Lanka is an important part of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” NSC’s tweet read further.
NSA Robert O’Brien spoke with Sri Lankan President @GotabayaR yesterday and reaffirmed the long history of U.S.-Sri Lankan friendship and cooperation. They discussed the U.S. and Sri Lankan #Covid-19 response efforts. (1 of 2)
— NSC (@WHNSC) May 7, 2020
NSA O’Brien also conveyed President Trump’s offer, on behalf of the American people, to provide needed ventilators to Sri Lanka. The strong bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Sri Lanka is an important part of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (2 of 2) https://t.co/KGzMr5tH6A
— NSC (@WHNSC) May 7, 2020
