Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka facilitated a high-level Sri Lankan delegation to the U.S. Forum on Indian Ocean Ports and Supply Chains in Washington, D.C., last week. Convened and funded by the U.S. Department of State, the forum brought together Indo-Pacific partners, port operators, and U.S. private sector leaders to leverage U.S. technology for resilient infrastructure and secure supply chains and to expand investment across the Indian Ocean region.
Delegates from Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka explored opportunities in port development, digital transformation with essential cybersecurity, trade financing, and supply chain efficiency - reinforcing the United States' commitment to a free, open, and...