U.S. Ambassador Julie J. Chung has said that her country does not have any intention of setting up a military base in Sri Lanka.

Responding to a query about the visit of a top U.S. defence official to Sri Lanka during an interview with ‘Daily Mirror’, she has said, “In terms of the military base, I have said this repeatedly, we have no intention of building a military base.”

She also said her country does not have any intention of reviving or reassessing the SOFA Agreement.