EU expects swift and peaceful resolution to the current political crisis in Sri Lanka

Brussels: The European Union has said Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to dissolve the Parliament further deepens the political and economic crisis in the country and it expects a swift and peaceful resolution.

A statement by the Spokesperson for European Union External Action said a “fully functioning Parliament is an essential pillar of democracy.”

“The decision of President Sirisena to dissolve the Sri Lankan Parliament ahead of its planned reconvening risks undermining public confidence in the country’s democratic institutions and processes and further deepens the political and economic crisis in the country.”

“As a longstanding supporter of a democratic Sri Lanka, the European Union expects a swift and peaceful resolution of the current crisis, in line with the Sri Lankan Constitution,” the statement said.