INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry says certain individuals are trying to remove Dr
Nandalal Weerasinghe from his position as the Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka.Speaking in the Parliament today (Sep 02) during the
parliamentary debate on the interim budget speech, the minister stated that he was appointed the Minister of Finance amidst the public
upheaval, as no one else was willing to take up the challenge
suspend debt repayment, the lawmaker said the government was in a dilemma whether debt should be serviced or the remaining amount of
reserves should be used for essentials.Defending the decision to suspend the debt repayment, Minister Sabry said that it was taken after
much deliberation with relevant officials.The lawmaker, stating that Dr
Weerasinghe gave him necessary advices to make the decision, said that if someone wants to strip the Central Bank governor of the position,
No one else will stand by that
If anything causes against our conscience, we are not going to be a part of this
If anybody has any problem with that decision, it has to be with the Finance Minister
I was the Finance Minister then
I am ready to face anything
He never wanted this [position as the CBSL governor]
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