COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged all citizens, including politicians, professionals, teachers, those engaged in agriculture, the business community, and members of the security forces, police and civil servants, to work together to overcome the current economic crisis and promote reconciliation efforts.He was speaking at an event at Royal College, Colombo that was held to honour President Wickremesinghe, who is an alumnus of Royal College.
The President called upon the present generation of Royalists to dedicate themselves to serving the country and transforming it into a place where they would like to reside.
He urged young Royalists to take up the challenge and shape the future of the nation."We have two difficult tasks in this country.
One is to put the economy into order. The other is reconcilitation. We can't be divided by race or religion. Let's all get together," he added.