The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa
Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the Government had already answered questions regarding coal supplies from Russia, South Africa and Indonesia, and that local agents did not need to be present in Parliament for such matters. He said the coal shipment schedule had been clarified up to mid-April, including the expected arrival of the 25th ship, and that the Government was prepared to respond to queries on each shipment.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, had this been raised at the appropriate time, we would have answered. Regarding Russian, South African or Indonesian coal, there is no need for local agents to be present in Parliament. We have answered questions on all those supplies. We have clarified the schedules up to mid-April, when the 25th ship is due. We are prepared to answer shipment-by-shipment queries.
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14851