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BASICS

• The Lankan government had come under fire from the country’s opposition over the Status of Forces (SOFA) Agreement, which would give the US forces unrestricted access to Sri Lankan facilities as well as diplomatic immunity. “We have not signed a new agreement, but we have been discussing a draft. We will not sign anything to harm our independence and sovereignty,” Wickremesinghe told Parliament

STATUS OF FORCES (SOFA) AGREEMENT

• A status of forces agreement (SOFA) is an agreement between a host country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country. SOFAs are often included, along with other types of military agreements, as part of a comprehensive security arrangement.
• A SOFA does not constitute a security arrangement; it establishes the rights and privileges of foreign personnel present in a host country in support of the larger security arrangement. Under international law a status of forces agreement differs from military occupation.

FOR EXAMPLE

• U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement

PROTESTS IN JAPAN

ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENT

• Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) are negotiated on a bilateral basis with United States allies or coalition partners that allow US forces to exchange most common types of support, including food, fuel, transportation, ammunition, and equipment. The agreement does not, in any way commit a country to any military action. ACSAs also exist between third-party countries. Both Japan and South Korea have formed ACSAs with countries other than the US.

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC)

• The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a bilateral United States foreign aid agency established by the U.S. Congress in 2004, applying a new philosophy toward foreign aid. It is an independent agency separate from the State Department and USAID.

BASICS

• New Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Sean Cairncross has pledged to continue working with Sri Lanka to advance the proposed $ 480 million compact.
• In a letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, CEO of MCC has informed the Prime Minister that he would be working very closely with Sri Lanka as it has been selected as a country that benefits from the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

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