Measures have been taken to accelerate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded development projects in Sri Lanka, says the President’s Media Division (PMD). This was discussed at a meeting held between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Director of the USAID Sri Lanka Office, Reed J. Aeschliman at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday. The President has highlighted the need to implement the development activities funded by the USAID in a productive manner to support this. A special aircraft carrying COVID-19 medical equipment and supplies valued at more than USD 6 million donated by the United States arrived in Sri Lanka recently. Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy Martin Kelly, USAID Programme Director Chistopher Foley, Secretary to the President P.B.

Source: The Nation June 08, 2021 08:03 UTC