Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, invited the political parties to form an all-party government to overcome the current economic crisis as the Parliament reconvened after a seven-day adjournment.
Mr. Wickremesinghe’s invitation came while presenting the government’s policy statement during the third session of Parliament in accordance with the powers vested in him by Article 33 of the Constitution.