President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday spoke with UN Secretary General António Guterres and apprised him of the political situation in the country.
During the phone call, the President affirmed that the appointment of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister, was in keeping with the Constitution.
President Maithripala Sirisena in a tweet he posted yesterday referred to the conversation as being ‘very successful.’
“I assured him that the appointment of the new Prime Minister had been done in keeping with the Constitution of Sri Lanka,” he said.
The phone call follows a meeting where the President met with the UN Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer at the Presidential Secretariat. During this meeting, the President apprised the UN representative regarding the prevailing political situation in Sri Lanka. He assured that the Government has taken all the steps in accordance with the Constitution of the country.
