UK hails Sri Lanka election results, congratulates PM

London: The United Kingdom will remain a steadfast partner for Sri Lanka as it continues on the path towards delivering reconciliation and a lasting peace across the country, the UK Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond said Wednesday congratulating Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe.

“On behalf of the British Government, I send my warmest congratulations to Ranil Wickremesinghe on the occasion of his victory,” Hammond said in a statement.

He said the “manner in which the election was run was a credit to the Sri Lankan people.”

“The UK is and will remain a steadfast partner for Sri Lanka as it continues on the path towards delivering reconciliation and a lasting peace across the country. I look forward to continued work with Mr Wickremesinghe and the new government,” he added.