
Sri Lanka seeks EU assistance to address emerging economic pressures
- CNL Reporter
- May 30, 2025
- Political
- EU
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Sri Lanka hopes to engage in broader cooperation with the European Union to address emerging economic pressures, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, in the context of Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union Radosław Sikorski, currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday.
The discussions focused extensively on strengthening cooperation between Sri Lanka and the European Union. President Disanayake emphasized the importance of continued EU support in overcoming future global economic challenges facing Sri Lanka.
President Disanayake stated that, in the face of challenges arising from the newly introduced tariff regime by the United States and the fiscal constraints imposed by the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka hopes to engage in broader cooperation with the European Union to address emerging economic pressures.