Former Sri Lanka President's resignation letter is public: all possible measures have been taken to avoid crisis

Former Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka "Island News")

Overseas Network, July 16th. According to Sri Lanka's "Daily Mirror", the Sri Lanka Parliament held a meeting on the 16th to start the procedure for the election of the new president. The Secretary -General of the Sri Lanka Council, Dakanata, read out the resignation letter from former Sri Lanka President Gotapabaya Rajapaka. The contents of the resignation letter have not been made public.

Rajapaksa said in the letter that the economic crisis of Sri Lanka originated from the poor government economic management and the new crown epidemic. "I personally think that I have taken all possible measures to avoid this crisis, including inviting opposition members to form a multi -party joint government."

The Sri Lanka Parliament will hold a meeting on the 19th, accepting the nomination of the new president, and the vote will be held on the 20th. Before the new president was generated, the Prime Minister exercised the power of the president. Sri Lanka Prime Minister Vikra Marinha has sworn on the temporary president on the 15th.

A large -scale protests broke out on the 9th of the Sri Lankan capital, and the protesters rushed into the presidential residence and asked President Rajapaksa to resign. Rajapaksa arrived in the Maldives in the early morning of the 13th, and then took a private jet to Singapore. (Overseas Network Li Fang)

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