Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama left for Washington and New York on Monday

Bogollagama will have talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and UN Under Secretary Generals for Political Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, the UNDP administrator and the UNICEF Executive Director.

During his visit, the Minister will meet Secretary of State USA Condoleezza Rice and several congressmen in Washington and will brief the US Government on the steps taken by the Sri Lankan Government to solve issues in the country.

The Minister is also due to hold a press conference and meet leading media personnel in Washington. Bogollagama will make a presentations on the peace process in Sri Lanka at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and address officials of the Sri Lanka Associations in New York, Washington and Maryland.