Prez, USAID agree to accelerate projects

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets USAID official Reed J. Aeschliman at the Presidential Secretariat (Pic courtesy PMD)

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (7) discussed the status of USAID projects in Sri Lanka with Reed J. Aeschliman, senior official in charge of their Sri Lankan Office. They agreed to accelerate the development projects, the President’s Office stated in a communique issued last night.

Acknowledging that some of the projects have been stopped, they agreed to review the situation and take tangible measures to bring them to a successful conclusion.

President Rajapaksa has also briefed the USIAD official regarding measures taken against the Covid-19 virus.