President: ‘I will create strong export-oriented economy’

President Ranil Wickremesinghe called upon the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB), and other political parties to support the government in safeguarding the agreements forged with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Addressing the United National Party’s (UNP) May Day rally held in Colombo, Wickremesinghe revealed that he would table a law in the parliament that included the agreements the government had reached with the IMF. Thus, he requested all the parties to support the passing of the law to safeguard the current stable situation that the country has acquired.

“I will table a law in parliament that includes the agreements we’ve reached with the IMF. I request everyone to support me in that”, the President said.

Furthermore, the Head of the State said that his request is not only to safeguard the stability that the country has acquired but also to transform the country’s economy into an export-oriented economy.

Wickremesinghe also said: “We should modernize the villages’ economy to eliminate poverty.

“We have already commenced that programme. I will create a strong export-oriented economy and propose a proper method of creating a better future for this country’s youth.”

“So I request the SJB and the JVP not to remain in the traditional politics but to join hands to safeguard the economy and to create a better future for the youth of this country,” he added.