President Anura Kumara Dissanayake engaged in a discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Presidential Secretariat today (04), marking the second day of talks with the President.
Director of the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department Krishna Srinivasan, Senior Mission Chief Dr. Peter Breuer, along with other senior IMF representatives and the Sri Lankan delegation attended the discussions.
President Dissanayake aims to achieve the objectives of the program in partnership with the IMF, seeking alternative approaches that will alleviate the burden on the citizens.
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka Azusa Kubota, met with the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Kumanayake, for discussions on UNDP’s ongoing projects in the country and future collaboration between the UNDP and the Sri Lankan government, yesterday (03) at the Presidential Secretariat.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, arrived in the island for an official visit this morning.
Ambassadors from various countries have extended their congratulations to Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on her appointment as the new Prime Minister on October 2, 2024, at the Prime Minister's Office. The Ambassadors and High Commissioners of India, Japan, Britain, the United States, Korea, Bangladesh, and the Maldives were among those who offered their best wishes.