No move by UNP to support government: UNP General Secretary

President and Ranil are to attend Indian Ocean Summit

By Yohan Perera 

Though there were reports that UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was to support the government, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara denied the story altogether. 

“There is no move by the UNP to support the government,” Mr. Range Bandara told Daily Mirror.

Meanwhile, the UNP in an official statement said Mr. Wickremesinghe has been invited to attend the 5th Indian Ocean Conference scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi from the 3rd to the 5th of December 2021.

Mr. Wickremesinghe will be joined by international dignitaries including Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, India’s External Affairs Minister Mr. S. Jaishankar and Singapore’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vivian Balakrishnan,” the statement said. 

Mr. Wickremesinghe is the former Chairperson of the Indian Ocean Conference, having held the position from 2016 to 2019. He is scheduled to address the gathering on the 5th of December. 

• Mr. Wickremesinghe is the former Chairperson of the Indian Ocean Conference, having held the position from 2016 to 2019

“There is no move by the UNP to support the government,” Mr. Range Bandara told Daily Mirror.

Meanwhile, the UNP in an official statement said Mr. Wickremesinghe has been invited to attend the 5th Indian Ocean Conference scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi from the 3rd to the 5th of December 2021. Mr. Wickremesinghe will be joined by international dignitaries including Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, India’s External Affairs Minister Mr. S. Jaishankar and Singapore’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vivian Balakrishnan,” the statement said.   Mr. Wickremesinghe is the former Chairperson of the Indian Ocean Conference, having held the position from 2016 to 2019. He is scheduled to address the gathering on the 5th of December.