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Infrastructure, Energy & Debt Are On Table As Sri Lanka’s President Visits India

India provided about USD 4 billion in rapid assistance between January and July 2022, including credit lines, a currency-swap arrangement and deferred import payments, and sent a warship carrying essential drugs for the island's 22 million people

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Jaffna Cultural Centre Signifies Close Cooperation Between India, Sri Lanka: PM Modi

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was present on the occasion, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called the Jaffna Cultural Centre a "major project" between the two nations

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India "Will Stand By" Sri Lanka: EAM Jaishankar During Prez Wickremesinghe

The External Affairs Minister also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and said that both countries have, in recent years, seen remarkable progress under their leadership

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Debt Restructuring Talks With India, China Are Successful: Lankan Prez Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka is awaiting the IMF bailout to relieve the worst-ever economic crisis the country is going through

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Ahead Of Jaishankar's Visit, Lankan Prez Promises To Implement 13th Amendment

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment, proposed to devolve power and resolve the ethnic conflict between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils, would be implemented not only in the war-torn North but also in the Sinhala majority South

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Lanka All Set To Reduce Heavy Debt Burden To Emerge From Bankruptcy: Wickremesinghe

He said, "We must not only fulfil goals set forth but also surpass them. Let us orient ourselves to a new export economy enabling us to sustain our social services without fail"

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Sri Lankan Prez Prorogues Parliament With Effect From Midnight

During the prorogation, the Speaker continues to function and the lawmakers retain their membership even though they do not attend meetings of Parliament

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PM Modi Congratulates Lankan Prez; Assures Support In Recovery

"PM reiterated that India will continue to be supportive of the quest of the people of Sri Lanka for stability and economic recovery, through established democratic means, institutions and constitutional framework, it said

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Sri Lankan Prez Likely To Expand His Cabinet

Wickremesinghe appointed an 18-member Cabinet that included Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena

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Ranil Wickremesinghe Sworn In As Sri Lanka's New President

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president and will face the tough task of leading the country out of its economic crisis and restoring order after months of mass protests

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Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe Elected As Next President

The newly appointed President says that the country is stuck in a difficult situation and they have huge challenges ahead

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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe Sworn In As Acting President

Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore on Thursday and his resignation became official on that date. The prime minister’s office said Wickremesinghe was sworn in Friday as interim president before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya

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Sri Lankan Cabinet To Resign Once All-party Govt Is Formed: PMO

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced on Saturday that he will resign on Wednesday. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also said that he will step down after a new government is formed. Opposition parties on Sunday held talks and decided to form an all-party interim government after President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe agreed to resign

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Lanka Down To Last Day Of Petrol: PM Wickremesinghe

Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed prime minister on Thursday, said in an address to the nation the country urgently needed USD 75 million in foreign exchange to pay for essential imports

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Ranil Wickremesinghe Sworn In As Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister

Wickremesinghe, who has served as the country's prime minister for four times, was in October 2018 fired from the post of prime minister by then President Maithripala Sirisena. However, he was reinstalled as the prime minister by Sirisena after two months

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