The US assistant secretary Nisha Biswal stressed the need for Sri Lanka to find a political solution in order to achieve its economic potential.
Addressing an event in Colombo on Wednesday Ms Biswal said Sri Lanka "is now prime to become the economic success story it was always meant to be," but added:
"Lee Kuan Yew talked about Sri Lanka becoming the next Singapore when the economy opened up in the late 1970s. Decades of conflict delayed that potential. But now is the time to make good on that promise.
For that promise to be fulfilled, we must recognize that the economic future of Sri Lanka is necessarily and inextricably linked to its political future, which must reflect the needs, aspirations, and diversity of all its people."
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Addressing an event in Colombo on Wednesday Ms Biswal said Sri Lanka "is now prime to become the economic success story it was always meant to be," but added:
"Lee Kuan Yew talked about Sri Lanka becoming the next Singapore when the economy opened up in the late 1970s. Decades of conflict delayed that potential. But now is the time to make good on that promise.
For that promise to be fulfilled, we must recognize that the economic future of Sri Lanka is necessarily and inextricably linked to its political future, which must reflect the needs, aspirations, and diversity of all its people."
See here for full remarks.
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