July 15, 2002
The President will meet with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka at the White House on July 24, 2002. The leaders will discuss key bilateral issues and Sri Lankas efforts to achieve a peaceful end to a long-standing conflict that has been marked by terrorism and human rights abuses.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/279663