Timely Indian support received should be appreciated: Semasinghe

• People are suffering, but it will surely make them achieve the strongest economic recovery soon

*Says Sri Lanka has come  to a visible change in the economy

State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said that the timely  support Sri Lanka received from India should always be appreciated, as  the main focus of the government now is stabilizing the economy.   

He said this while participating in the discussion on the  “Use of National Currencies for Economic Transactions between India and  Sri Lanka, Towards a Stronger Bilateral Economic Partnership and Shared  Prosperity”, held on Thursday in Colombo.  

The State Minister briefly explained how Sri Lanka has come  to a visible change in the economy while taking many difficult  decisions.   

“People are suffering, but it will surely make them achieve the strongest economic recovery soon”, he said.  
Adding to that, State Minister said that as a longstanding  friend, the support for Sri Lanka in providing the needed Financial  Assurance for the IMF programme, along with the credit lines, India’s  timely intervention in supporting in challenging situations is  always appreciated.   

State Minister explained how Sri Lanka benefitted from the  trade agreements and bilateral discussions and how they will further  support Sri Lanka.