US aid to Lanka will continue, says envoy

US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Robert O’ Blake yesterday denied any move to halt US aid to Sri Lanka and reiterated its unwavering support for a political solution based on a compromise between the Government and the LTTE.

The US envoy was speaking at the handing over of 17,500 metric tons of essential commodities worth US $ five million to be distributed among people in conflict affected areas at the WFP Warehouse at Orugodawatte.

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