She encouraged the SL government to continue to see through economic reforms and transparency measures under the IMF agreement

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (DAS) Afreen Akhter claims the United States has invested in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, a statement from the U.S. embassy in Colombo highlighted.

According to the statement, DAS Akhter, who arrived in Sri Lanka earlier this week, highlighted the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries as she engaged in a wide range of consultative meetings.

In many of her meetings, DAS Akhter shared details of the $270 million in new support that the United States has delivered over the last year and encouraged the Sri Lankan government to continue to see through economic reforms and transparency measures under the IMF agreement.