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UK official here for talks
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Colombo News Desk CND on 09 March, 2010 11:49:00
 
Sir Peter Ricketts, the Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS) of the British Foreign
Office is scheduled to call on Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama at his
Ministry for talks tomorrow, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said without
elaborating on the purpose of his visit
While the agenda of the discussion has not been made public it is believe that
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s recent participation at the Global Tamil
Forum will be among the topics to be discussed.
The Sri Lankan government had voiced strong objections over Miliband’s
participation at the event saying it was a pro-LTTE event. The acting British
High Commissioner in Colombo was also summoned by Minister Bogollagama to voice
Sri Lanka’s anger over the latest developments.