This Article is From Jul 10, 2022

US Urges Sri Lanka Leaders To Work "Quickly" To Achieve Economic Stability

A State Department spokesperson said that any new government should "work quickly to identify and implement solutions that will achieve long-term economic stability and address the Sri Lankan people's discontent."

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign from his post.

Bangkok:

The United States on Sunday urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions after the president was chased from his residence and announced his resignation.

Any new government should "work quickly to identify and implement solutions that will achieve long-term economic stability and address the Sri Lankan people's discontent," a State Department spokesperson said as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Thailand.

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