President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he recently held discussions with the Chinese Finance Minister on Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring and that he is optimistic that these discussions would be concluded successfully.
President Wickremesinghe made these remarks following an observation tour of the cultivated lands in Rathumada-Weerakandawala area in Siyambalanduwa Divisional Secretariat last morning (16).
The President said that the delegation headed by the State Minister of Finance, who is currently in Washington DC, held initial discussions on Saturday (15) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lanka’s three main lenders China, India and Japan. He said that the government is giving priority to immediately solve the issue of the country’s bankruptcy and to ensure food security.
The President also discussed the progress of the implementation of the food security programme in Monaragala District with government officials.
He said that there is no issue with having debates and recalled the statements made by some people that they would come forward and shed blood. He said that one should live before shedding blood.
