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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12406208" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://www.livemint.com/images/908F20D1-D401-4632-8F0F-2F080768BC0EArtVPF.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sri Lanka has prospects of tripling trade with the United States if the  right policies are in place as it (US) remains the biggest single  employer to the island nation, a top US trade official said.The  US is Sri Lanka’s biggest customer comprising one-third of the country’s  exports, visiting US Assistant Trade Representative for South and  Central Asia Michael Delaney said at an investment seminar at the  ongoing Sri Lanka Expo 2012 fair in Colombo on Thursday.He noted that as Sri Lanka’s “biggest single employer” it could do much more. Highlighting  the US’ intentions of having an increased presence in the country, he  noted, “Trade can triple if the right policies are in place.”These  comments from the US comes in the wake of the recently passed US  resolution on alleged human rights violations against Sri Lanka at the  conclusion of 19th sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council  (UNHRC) in Geneva.Mr. Delaney said that a completed  reconciliation would take time and in this respect it would involve  efforts and be greatly facilitated by economic growth.He also spoke of the remarkable changes that had taken place in country in the post-war situation.ST</blockquote>

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