No SOFA agreement signed with US - PM

No SOFA agreement signed with US - PM

The government has not signed any Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with United States other than the letters earlier exchanged in 1995 between the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. He said the US government has made several proposals and the government has not yet agreed and still their (proposals) are to be considered. The Premier however assured that not a single agreement that would affect the country’s sovereignty would be entered into.

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