• Mr. Wickremesinghe met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the current COVID-19 situation at the Presidential Secretariat 

By Yohan Perera   

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has responded positively to a request made by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to convene an all- party meeting when the two leaders met, an official statement from the UNP said yesterday.

Mr. Wickremesinghe met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the current COVID-19 situation at the Presidential Secretariat.   

Mr. Wickremesinghe, during the meeting made a request to convene a meeting with all party Leaders . He explained that the political leaders could present proposals on containing the spread of the virus and added that the UNP had already presented their own set of proposals.   

He also highlighted some of the other issues regarding COVID-19 which had been brought to the Party’s attention.   
“ Although the President had been positive to the request, no confirmation has been made with regard to the convening of the conference,” UNP statement said. 

• Although the President had been positive to the request, no confirmation has been made with regard to the convening of the conference