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.
Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to the island nation when it reeled under an unprecedented economic crisis last year.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Describing New Delhi as a "close associate" and a "trustworthy friend" of Colombo, Sri Lanka s Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to the island nation when it reeled under an unprecedented economic crisis last year. World News | Sri Lankan Speaker Abeywardena Thanks India for Help During Financial Crisis, Says you Saved Us .
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