Expressing his gratitude to "trustworthy friend" India for saving Sri Lanka and preventing a "bloodbath" during its unprecedented economic crisis last year, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said that not a single nation has extended that kind of assistance to Colombo as done by New Delhi. Sri Lanka was hit by a catastrophic financial crisis in 2022, the worst since its independence from Britain in 1948, due to a severe paucity of foreign exchange reserves.
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Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena expressed gratitude to India for its unwavering support during Sri Lanka's economic crisis, highlighting that no other nation has provided such substantial assistance to Colombo as New Delhi did.