{"id":31359,"date":"2014-07-01T01:23:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T05:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=31359"},"modified":"2014-07-01T01:41:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T05:41:13","slug":"sri-lanka-signs-one-year-contract-for-180000-dollars-with-madison-group-in-us-to-assist-external-affairs-ministry-create-a-situational-awareness-of-current-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=31359","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Signs One Year Contract for 180,000 Dollars with Madison Group in US to Assist External Affairs Ministry Create “a Situational Awareness of Current Affairs”."},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kevin McCauley
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Sri Lanka has signed a one-year $180K contract with Madison Group to assist its ministry of external affairs in “creating a situational awareness of current affairs” in the island state off the coast of India.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press reported today that a new United Nations probe into alleged war crimes during the waning months of the nation’s long-running battle with the Tamil Tigers rebel group “will intensify international pressure on the government and could probe responsibility of senior Sri Lankan officials with US times.”<\/p>\n

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Estimated 40K civilians died from government bombing in 2009 during the final five months of the conflict.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka’s UN ambassador Palitha Kokona, who was foreign secretary near the end of the war, said the probe is “utterly uncalled for,” adding, “It’s like this poor third-world country being punished in an unforgiving manner for having defeated a terrorist group.”<\/p>\n

Madison Group founder Robb Watters leads the five-member Sri Lanka government relations team. He’s been a Congressional Republican policy advisor and counselor to the Commerce Dept. and US Trade Representative.<\/p>\n

The firm’s $15K fee is “subject to increase based on performance” says the contract that became effective June 1.<\/p>\n

Madison Group joins Beltway Strategies on Sri Lanka’s roster of government affairs shops.<\/p>\n

Beltway of Redondo Beach, CA, does not yet have a formal contract with Sri Lanka. It anticipates a six-month arrangement.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:http:\/\/www.odwyerpr.com\/<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Kevin McCauley Sri Lanka has signed a one-year $180K contract with Madison Group to assist its ministry of external affairs in “creating a situational awareness of current affairs” in the island state off the coast of India. The Associated Press reported today that a new United Nations probe into alleged war crimes during the …<\/p>\n

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