{"id":43843,"date":"2022-05-20T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/?p=43843"},"modified":"2022-05-20T09:38:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:08:16","slug":"lanka-maldives-nasheed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/lanka-maldives-nasheed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe accepts Maldivian Speaker Nasheed&#8217;s offer to assist in securing international relief: Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1550932321\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday accepted a generous offer from Maldivian Speaker Mohamed Nasheed to assist the debt-ridden island nation&#8217;s bid to secure international relief in the ongoing economic crisis, according to an official statement here.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1241769469\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Prime Minister accepted the former President\u2019s offer and appointed him to coordinate the relief efforts,\u201d the statement by the PM Office, issued on the generous offer from Nasheed, said.<\/p>\n<p>Wickremesinghe also tweeted that he has &#8220;accepted former Maldivian President @MohamedNasheed&#8217;s generous offer to assist in the relief efforts in Sri Lanka&#8217;s economic recovery by coordinating the efforts to secure foreign assistance.&#8221; Nasheed also retweeted Wickremesinghe&#8217;s tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka is reeling under its worst economic crisis and the situation has got so intense that it is not able to pay its debts.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-2904303883\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Sri Lanka has already suspended repayments for international sovereign bonds, commercial bank loans, Exim bank loans, and bilateral loans. However, multilateral lenders and senior creditors were excluded.<\/p>\n<p>It is now negotiating a loan with the IMF. The country had to pay USD 106.34 million this year but only managed to pay USD 12.4 million by April.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said the debt-ridden country could not even pay a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the new cabinet ministers will not be paid their ministerial salaries.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that some of the privileges of the Members of Parliament will also be curtailed.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister also said he has instructed the staff of the Prime Minister\u2019s office to slash the expenses of the PM Office by 50 per cent.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-3038986325\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe need to work towards instilling the correct financial discipline to hasten the country\u2019s economic recovery,\u201d he said in a Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p>Wickremesinghe also thanked the Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa for extending support in response to his request to address the current drug shortage through the Opposition Leader\u2019s \u2018Husma\u2019 initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is imperative that all parties unite irrespective of political differences to find immediate relief for all Sri Lankans,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I sincerely urge everyone to accept the gravity of the country&#8217;s situation. 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