A special meeting of the ruling party parliamentary group was held under the patronage of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa last night (22).
MP Sanjeewa Edirimanne stated that the Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa made a specific statement regarding the program to resolve the current economic crisis in the country.
He said that the Minister of Finance had given a very clear step-by-step explanation regarding the program, adding that the current shortage of essential commodities, the problem of queues and the problem of power cuts would definitely be resolved in the future.
Minister of State Shehan Semasinghe stated that an agreement was reached to work together as the ruling party to resolve the issues of the people.
They made these comments while answering questions raised by journalists on their way out of the special meeting.