US Envoy Engages in Talks with Sri Lankan President

Mar 19, 2026 3:45 PM

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Sienna De Silva

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – US businessman and Special Envoy Sergio Gor has met with Sri Lanka’s President Anura Dissanayake.

“Special Envoy Sergio Gor met with President Dissanayake and discussed deepening our trade relationship through U.S. business investments, commercial deals, and the expansion of Sri Lanka’s ports sector,” the US Embassy said.

Gor is the US special envoy to South and Central Asia.

The US torpedoed the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena 19 nautical miles off the coast of Galle, Sri Lanka on March 4. (Colombo/Mat19/2026)

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