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The meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former president Maithripala Sirisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country ended without any conclusion on Sunday, reported local media.
“The main objective of the meeting is to coerce President Rajapaksa to form an interim administration under an all-party cabinet sans Rajapaksas with the least number of portfolios,” Srisena had said addressing the media at the party office prior to the meeting.
People in Colombo continue to protest against Sri Lanka govt as the country faces economic crisis
“This protest will not end until this govt is brought down. We will stay here for months, years. It’s not about a single-family but the entire corrupt system,” says a protester pic.twitter.com/Tqvp3IFG7q
— ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2022
However, the two sides did not reach any conclusion on the formation of an interim government and agreed to have another round of discussions after the New Year holiday, reported Daily Mirror.
Notably, the SLFP group led by former President Maithripala Sirisena called on the president for the second time and the meeting centred on the points contemplated in the letter sent to the president by the SLFP, the independent group of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the 11 party alliance.
However, President Rajapaksa told SLFP that he would agree to implement only the points acceptable in terms of the constitution and ruled out the possibility to set up a national executive council since there were no constitutional provisions for it, reported the media outlet citing informed sources.
