Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake warned that Iran’s reported intention to close the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a fuel crisis and argued that Sri Lanka’s response should be to accelerate renewable energy. He said this was why he raised the matter earlier in the day, indicating concern that the issue was not being adequately addressed when brought up with ministers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, Iran has said today they will close the Strait of Hormuz. If, after it is closed, a fuel crisis arises, the answer is renewables. That is why I raised it this morning. When we tried to raise it, even Minister Nalinda Jayatissa—
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 June 2025. No. 1750929357043199. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14634