The Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa met with the New Zealand High Commissioner Michael Appleton and the Deputy High Commissioner Andrew Traveller today (04) at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Colombo.
A number of bilaterally important matters were taken into consideration at the meeting and the Leader of the Opposition particularly requested assistance from the Government of New Zealand to rescue Sri Lanka out of the current economic crisis.
The Leader of the Opposition highlighted the long-standing bilateral relationships between Sri Lanka and New Zealand and requested for New Zealand’s cooperation in rebuilding and developing the economy and the healthcare sector of Sri Lanka.
The New Zealand Ambassador positively responded to this request and pledged full cooperation of his government in rebuilding Sri Lanka.
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