President Ranil Wickremesinghe today said if Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa supports him to rebuild the crippled economy, he too will support Premadasa to become the President.
Wickremesinghe emphasized the importance of avoiding misleading arguments and instead urged the entire opposition, led by the opposition leader, to join the government in addressing the country’s challenges.
He pointed out that the opposition’s allegations regarding the restructuring of local debt have been proven false.
The President encouraged the opposition to participate in the next presidential election and contribute to rebuilding the country by fulfilling their responsibilities to the people.
He also expressed his willingness to assign additional duties to the opposition in consultation with the Speaker, if necessary.
These remarks were made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the “Amarawiru Abhiman 32” ceremony, which honoured Mahinda Amaraweera, the Minister of Agriculture, for his 32-year political career.