India urges IMF to urgently provide financial aid to Sri Lanka
Hindustan TimesNEW DELHI: India on Tuesday urged the International Monetary Fund to urgently provide financial assistance to Sri Lanka to help the island nation cope with its worst economic crisis in decades, according to an official statement. Sitharaman “indicated that IMF should support and urgently provide financial assistance to Sri Lanka”, and Georgieva assured her that “the IMF would continue to actively engage with Sri Lanka”, according to an official statement. Sitharaman assured Sabry about “India’s fullest support to Sri Lanka to move forward” and emphasised New Delhi’s commitment to strengthen the development of the Sri Lankan economy and build stronger bonds between the two sides. Sitharaman told Sabry that India will “fully support the deliberations of Sri Lanka with the IMF, especially on the special request made for expediting an extended fund facility”, the Sri Lankan statement said.