Sri Lanka Food Crisis: To fill the stomach, Sri Lanka remembers India, ordered 20 lakh eggs, know how is the situation now? – sri lanka has imported 2 million eggs from india to meet shortage
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Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan government on Thursday accused the opposition of trying to undermine the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) crucial bailout program by holding meetings with foreign ambassadors in Colombo. The government claimed that the opposition was diluting the bailout program by requesting the global lender to cooperate in imposing tougher conditions on the aid due to delay in local elections in the country.
Government angry at the opposition
The allegation came days after the Sri Lankan government approved a USD 2.9 billion bailout package from the IMF to help the debt-ridden island nation overcome its economic crisis. Chief Government Whip and Urban Development Minister Prasanna Ranatunga claimed in parliament that in a secret meeting with foreign diplomats, the opposition has requested stricter conditions for when the IMF can start releasing aid. “The opposition has urged foreign ambassadors to delay the IMF’s aid or impose tougher conditions,” Ranatunga said. “Don’t indulge in such activities at a time when people have come out on the streets,” he said.
Ambassador of which country was present
However, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegya (SJB) defended the meeting with foreign ambassadors. He said the opposition had held a meeting with foreign ambassadors to inform them of the Sri Lankan government’s decision to postpone the local council elections. Main opposition leader Sajith Premdas rejected allegations that the meeting with foreign ambassadors was aimed at using internal issues to curtail crucial foreign aid to the country. According to reports published in local media, India’s Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Vinod Jacob, US Ambassador Julie J Chung and British High Commissioner Sarah Hulton were present at the meeting.
(with agency inputs)
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