UN Chief welcomes resolution of political crisis in Sri Lanka

21 Dec, 2018

UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres welcomed the resolution of political crisis in Sri Lanka.

Ant?nio Guterres also applauded the resilience of the country?s democratic institutions.

“The Secretary-General welcomes the resolution of the political crisis in Sri Lanka through peaceful, constitutional means, and applauds the resilience of the country?s democratic institutions,” Guterres said in a statement.

The Secretary-General called on all political actors to seize the opportunity of the appointment of the new cabinet to resolve outstanding political differences in the same spirit of respect for democracy and in the interest of the people of Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

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