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amidst the concerns raised by India and the United States, Wickremesinghe emphasized that Sri Lanka always welcomes both research and
military vessels, not only from China but also from other countries as well.He pointed out that only the arrivals of Chinese vessels make
headlines, despite Sri Lanka often allowing the entry of vessels from other countries as well.When asked if he thinks Sri Lanka is caught in
the national security of its neighbour.Commenting on the progress of the debt restructuring process, the President said China, despite being
the biggest bilateral creditor, opted to negotiate with Sri Lanka separately because it was not satisfied with the terms of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank
So they decided to opt out of it
the outcome would nonetheless be the same.On October 11, the Sri Lankan government said it had reached an agreement on the key principles
and indicative terms of a debt treatment with the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China, noting that the agreement in principle covers
approximately USD 4.2 billion of outstanding debt.Wickremesinghe told Firstpost that the terms of the Colombo-Beijing debt deal have been
year has been challenging
He expressed hopes that things would get better in 2024-2025.Wickremesinghe is confident that there would not be any problems in unlocking
upcoming presidential election, which he earlier said would definitely be held in 2024, Wickremesinghe said his priority is to get the
