(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has held discussions with British Premier Boris Johnson today and briefed his British counterpart on the current situation of the country.
The British Premier has assured the United Kingdom’s continuing support for the people of Sri Lanka during the current economic crisis.
The UK PM’s Office confirmed in a press release that the British Prime Minister spoke to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this afternoon.
Prime Minister Johnson congratulating Wickremesinghe on his recent re-appointment as Prime Minister has underlined the UK’s continuing support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the British Premier pledged to support Sri Lanka especially in the fields of tackling climate change and assisting the country in becoming an export oriented open economy.
Prime Minister Johnson has stressed the role Putin’s barbaric invasion and senseless blockade of the Black Sea has played in exacerbating global food supply issues.
“He emphasized the need for the entire international community to take action against the horrors Putin is inflicting on the Ukrainian people,” Prime Minister Johnson’s Office said.
The British Prime Minister and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also discussed the potential for further UK-Sri Lanka cooperation in areas including clean energy. “They looked forward to working closely together in the coming years,” the UK PM’s Office said.
