The Hon. Vijitha Herath – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism
Minister Vijitha Herath said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has a public mandate and that the Government’s policy is to generate electricity domestically and export any surplus through BIMSTEC regional cooperation. He stated that no agreements have been signed with India beyond ongoing discussions on power projects referenced in the Joint Statement, and denied that the Government had entered into any agreement compromising national interests.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I welcome the Member’s interest in power. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has a clear mandate from the people. Ranil Wickremesinghe had none. We consistently said we will produce power domestically and export surplus within BIMSTEC for economic cooperation — that benefits Sri Lanka. Beyond that, no other agreements with India have been signed. Discussions are being taken forward on various power projects, as clearly stated in the Joint Statement. We have not signed any agreement that sells out the country.
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Cite as: The Hon. Vijitha Herath – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12107