My book “The Conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency” will be available in English and Sinhala at leading bookstores from tomorrow, Thursday, March 7th, 2024. The firsthand experience of an internationally sponsored regime change operation.

I express my deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones due to the devastating earthquake in #Nepal . We wish strength to the people of Nepal for a speedy recovery. #Nepal Earthquake

Participated in a Pirith ceremony held at the #SLPP . Maha Sangha gave blessings on the occasion of the 7th Anniversary of our party. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena 🇱🇰, SLPP National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa & many party members joined us.

Congratulations to the #lka cricket team on the win against #Pakistan in the #AsiaCup2022Final in Dubai. The commitment and teamwork shown by the #SriLankan team have been remarkable.
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Deeply saddened by the tragic death of former #Japan PM Shinzo Abe. Japan has lost a highly respected politician. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family, the LDP & to the people of Japan.

I'm shocked and saddened by the news of the shooting of former PM Shinzo Abe. Whilst wishing him a speedy recovery, our prayers are with him, his family and people of #Japan .

Met with the High Commissioner of #Canada David Mckinnon today. Discussed a wide range of bilateral matters from economics, investments to policy including the strengthening of the already existing bilateral ties between both our nations.

Had a productive meeting with Australia in Sri Lanka HC David Holly today. Synergy of Naval Ops incl the issue of illegal immigrants & attracting Aus investors was extensively discussed. My hope is that our bilateral partnership blossoms as Australia has always been a faithful friend.

Congratulations to Yupun Abeykoon for becoming the 1st South Asian athlete to run 100m under 10 sec at Résisprint International 2022 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, #Switzerland .

Met the Amb of #Oman to #lka Juma Hamdan Hassan Al Malik Al Shehhi who is completing his tenure. While thanking him for his continued support to strength bilateral relations in areas such as fuel,gas,energy, employment & investments, I wished him the best for future endeavors.

Had an extensive zoom discussion with Dr.Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Prof.Shanta Devarajan & Dr.Sharmini Cooray on the future of #IMF procedures & the methods to overcome the challenges #lka faces.

Met with the Ambassador of #Japan to #LKA Hideaki Mizukoshi today. I thanked him for the assistance given by the Japanese gvt. during this crisis. He reiterated Japan’s willingness to maintain a robust bilateral relationship in the economic, social & cultural spheres.

Met with Ambassador Julie Chung, the #USA Ambassador in #lka . I conveyed my sincere thanks to President Biden for the valuable support shown during these difficult times and the Ambassador assured the gvt of the USA’s continuous support in stabilizing the economy with the recent developments with #IMF .

Met the World Bank Director for #lka , World BankNepal today where a decision was taken that 17 existing WB funded projects would be restructured to extend financial aid to #lka to manage the eco crisis. More assistance will follow after the IMF negotiations are finalised.

I thank President Biden for pledging an additional $20mil to assist #lka to provide nutritious meals to over 800k children & 27k pregnant women & lactating mothers for next 15 months. The people of #SriLanka are grateful for the assistance provided by the #USA in this time of need.

Had a productive meeting with the Russian Ambassador Yuri Materiy yesterday. Maintaining robust bilateral relations between our two countries, whilst focusing on developing trading opportunities was discussed extensively at this meeting.