(කොළඹ, ලංකාපුවත්) – අදට(04) යෙදී ඇති 241 වන අමෙරිකානු නිදහස් දිනය වෙනුවෙන් ජනාධිපති මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන මැතිතුමා අමෙරිකානු ජනාධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්‍රම්ප් වෙත සුබ පැතුම් එක්කර තිබේ.
සුබ පැතුම් පණිවිඩයක් යොමු කරමින් ජනාධිපතිතුමා සදහන් කර ඇත්තේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව නිදහස දිනාගත්දා සිට දෙරට අතර ශක්තිමත් සහයෝගිතාවක් පැවති බවය.
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ නව රජය පත්වීමෙන් අනතුරුව එම සබදතා තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් වී ඇති බව ජනාධිපතිතුමා යැවු සිය සුබපැතුම් පණිවිඩයේ දැක්වේ.
එම පණිවිඩය පහතින් දැක්වේ,
Message from the President of Sri Lanka to the President of the United States of America
His Excellency Donald J. Trump
President of the United States of America
Your Excellency,
The government and the people of Sri Lanka join me in congratulating youand the government and the people of the United States of America as your great country celebrates 241 years of independence on July 4th.
Relations between our two countries are almost as old as the American Republic itself, dating back to the time that the American Constitution was adopted. Our peoples have been at the forefront in strengthening our bonds. With the establishment of formal diplomatic relations in 1948 and ensuing political and commercial engagements, the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and the United States continued to flourish and gain greater momentum.
Today, especially after the election of the national unity government in Sri Lanka, that I lead, relations between the United States and Sri Lanka have reached a high point, with solidified cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral spheres.
I am confident that under your able leadership, the Sri Lanka – United States Partnership will receive further impetus based on our common commitment to democratic values and mutually beneficial vibrant trade and business relations.
Please accept, Excellency, my best wishes for your happiness and wellbeing and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of the United States of America.
Maithripala Sirisena
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
