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P 311207Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9713
INFO RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0833
RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI

UNCLAS COLOMBO 000370 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/RA AND ISN/WMDT (TERHAAR, SCHILLER, LOWE) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: JOINT DEMARCHE PRESENTED ON EXERCISE 
PLANNING GROUP MEETING IN SEOUL 
 
REF: A) STATE 22354 B) STATE 9099 
 
¶1.  (SBU) Pol Chief, accompanied by Russian and Korean 
counterparts, presented the invitation (ref a) for the 
Exercise Planning Group Meeting to Sri Lankan MFA Assistant 
Director for Multilatleral Affairs Gihan Indraguptha on March 
¶19.  The Korean political counselor also provided a folder 
containing full logistical and organizational details for the 
event. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Indraguptha indicated the GSL's interest in 
attending.  However, he noted that a lack of funds for 
foreign travel would probably prevent Sri Lanka from 
attending either the meetings in Seoul or the planned Model 
Guidelines Document follow-on workshop in Garmisch, Germany 
later in the month (ref b).  He inquired whether either the 
U.S. or other Global Initiative partners might be able to 
provide travel funds. 
BLAKE