Political reforms need to accompany economic reforms in SL: Samantha Power

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Samantha Power yesterday emphasised that political reforms need to accompany economic reforms in Sri Lanka.

USAID Spokesperson Jessica Jennings said Samantha Power met with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry yesterday to further USAID’s understanding of the Government of Sri Lanka’s priorities and reforms to address the country’s economic crisis.

The two discussed how USAID can support a viable path forward for Sri Lanka’s recovery and growth.

Administrator Power, who visited Sri Lanka in September, reiterated the U.S. commitment to supporting Sri Lanka to help resolve its complex crisis, including addressing the urgent needs of Sri Lanka’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities.

She underscored that political reforms need to accompany economic reforms in Sri Lanka. USAID remains committed to further cultivating its longstanding partnership with Sri Lanka to help secure peace and prosperity, Jennings said.

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K.L Pathirana Friday, 02 December 2022 02:36 PM

More aid you give the SL political clan, the more they want with an ideology that the US needs SL for its survival. Mutt will be a mutt even with a full suit. Best is to let the mutts sort it out, and the US just help the Aragalaya.

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What’s there to secure peace - we have the pieces Friday, 02 December 2022 05:24 PM

Sam, that’s not going to happen. Politics has been reformed and fine tuned to benefit a few. Why make changes now? Why change the status quo? Let’s continue to have a system that allow the elite to plunder the country. Then “give us this day our daily bread” will make more sense.

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Buddhist Friday, 02 December 2022 07:08 PM

Enough is enough for advice, cut a few billion $ cheques before uttering anything more. Words are cheap! Action is whats required Samantha.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 02 December 2022 09:37 PM

Resolve the ethnic issues created from the time of independence, domination and hegemony should vanish.

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V J Saturday, 03 December 2022 12:49 AM

300 years ago the United States didn’t even exist, the starving and chased out Europeans went to America , killed the natives, and stole the land and named it America.

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Pinthupala Kannigarman Saturday, 03 December 2022 01:34 AM

At this we need educated group to the parliament! Most of them are grade 8 or below including Myna and his clan!! OR chased out from schools? Then how can we reform?

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Jayantha de Alwis Saturday, 03 December 2022 05:08 AM

Sri Lanka is governed by a gang of thieves. No amount of aid will solve this problem unless you chase away the crooks and establish good governance.

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M Fernando Saturday, 03 December 2022 06:59 PM

Good luck reforming politics in SL with successive tyrants leading a pack of 225 self-interested thugs !

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Cheers Sunday, 04 December 2022 03:19 AM

What about your conspiracy to throw former democratically elected president out by sending people to The president house to kill him the organisation affliated under usaid shame on you

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