Sri Lanka economic crisis: President intervenes, urges all political parties to come together
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"Considering this a national need, the time has come to work together for the sake of all the citizens and future generations," President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.
New Delhi: A day after Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigned following protests over a deepening economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday (April 4, 2022) called for a unity government to help the debt-laden country.
"The president invites all political parties representing in the parliament to come together to accept ministerial portfolios in order to find solutions to this national crisis," Rajapaksa's media office said in a statement.
"Considering this a national need, the time has come to work together for the sake of all the citizens and future generations," the statement added.
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers, including the prime minister's son, resigned Sunday night following protests over a deepening economic crisis in the country.