Ranil repeats calls to form all-party Government
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today repeated calls to form an all-party Government.
He said that Parliament must be united and not divided to address the current crisis.
The President said that some political parties have already expressed interest to join the all-party Government.
The President expressed these views while making the policy speech of the new Government in Parliament today.
The Third Session of the 9th Parliament was declared open by President Ranil Wickremesinghe today.
The President was received in front of Parliament with a Tri Force Guard of Honor.
Only the National Flag was hoisted and not the President’s flag.
The arrival of the Members of Parliament took place first, followed by the arrival of the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and the Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayaka welcomed the President at the main steps of the Parliament building.
The Speaker and the Secretary General of Parliament escorted the President to the Parliament building along with the Serjeant-at-Arms, Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms and Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms. (Colombo Gazette)
