Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena,Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa have sent congratulatory messages to Donald j.Trump the president elect of the United States of America

President Maithripala Siripala has said he believes that US-Sri Lanka relations will be further expanded in the wake of Donald J Trump victory at Nov 9 presidential polls.

Maithripala

The Foreign Ministry has released the text of President Sirisena’s letter to the new US leader:

“The Government and the people of Sri Lanka join me in congratulating you on your victory on November 8, 2016 in a historic Presidential Election that received wide global attention.

The United States is the adopted home for a significant number of Sri Lankans. They serve as important agents to forge stronger people-to-people bonds, contributing in no small measure to the bilateral relationship between our two countries.

Sri Lanka and the United States are bound by deeply rooted and longstanding democratic traditions and common values. Relations between our two countries have been strengthened since my election as President in January 2015 and the formation of a National Unity Government in Sri Lanka. My Government and I take pride that the bonds between our two countries have grown stronger, and I am confident that your election will help build on this existing close partnership to further expand our cooperation.

I look forward to working with you closely upon your assumption of Office as the 45th President of the United States of America in January, to elevate the relationship between our two countries to even further heights.”

Ranil

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he looks forward to work with newly elected US President Donald J. Trump and his government.

The Foreign Ministry has released the text of Premier Wickremesinghe letter:

“It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your victory at the historic election held on November 8th, to become the 45th President of the United States of America.

Despite geographic distance, the bilateral relationship between Sri Lanka and the United States of America span approximately 70 years of formal diplomatic relations, and over 200 years of close people-to-people ties. Today, our partnership is stronger and more robust than it has ever been in history and we value deeply, our engagement and longstanding friendship with the United States of America.

I am confident that under your leadership and guidance, the United States of America and Sri Lanka will expand and deepen engagement between our two countries and our peoples, exploring progressive avenues for cooperation for mutual benefit. I look forward very much to working with you and your administration towards this objective, in the years ahead.

Please accept my best wishes for a very successful term of office as the 45th President of the United States of America.”

Mahinda

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has congratulated newly elected US President Donald Trump.

The following letter was sent by the former President to the successful Republican candidate:

“It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your election as the President of

the United States. Your presidential election campaign was followed closely throughout the world because the issues you fought the election on resonated far beyond the borders of the USA. With your election as President of the United States, we look forward to a new world order based on the principles of the sovereign equality of all nations and non-interference in the internal affairs of nation states.

It is with gratitude that I recall the cooperation extended to Sri Lanka by the previous Republican administration especially in the spheres of diplomacy and intelligence which helped my government to conclusively defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam which in 2008 had been designated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation as the deadliest terrorist organization in the world outranking even Al Qaeda. I wish you every success during your tenure as the President of the United States of America.”

Courtesy:The Island