The third meeting between bilateral creditors and the Government concluded yesterday in Colombo.

“We appreciate the progressive and constructive engagements,” State Minister for Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.  “We wish to reiterate that we will maintain an equal, comparable and transparent debt treatment policy,” he said via a tweet.

Sri Lanka’s outstanding debt due to bilateral creditors amount to $ 14 billion of which 52% is to China. Others include Japan and India.

France working actively within Paris Club to ensure early agreement to end SL debt crisis