[Sri Lanka] - U.S. and China to hold deputy-level bilateral talks on debt

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States and China will hold deputy-level talks between their finance authorities on Friday to go over financial obligation and
other issues on the sidelines of a G20 finance meet in India, 2 sources knowledgeable about the matter told Reuters.U.S
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, ahead of a conference of G20 financing ministers and reserve bank governors near
Bengaluru, that communication in between the United States and China was important for the sake of the entire globe
One of the sources, both of whom decreased to be called as they were not authorised to speak to the media, said a range of multilateral
concerns would be gone over at the Friday conference, including debt.A U.S
Treasury representative decreased to comment when inquired about the prepared conference
Chinas Ministry of Finance and its central bank did not right away respond to a demand seeking comment.The United States has consistently
criticised China over what it considers to be foot-dragging on financial obligation relief for lots of low-and middle-income countries
consisting of Sri Lanka.China, the worlds largest bilateral creditor, prompted G20 countries on Friday to perform a fair, objective and
in-depth analysis of the causes of worldwide financial obligation problems and to solve the problem in an extensive and effective manner
Source: Reuters-Agencies