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UN Resident Coordinator calls on President Dissanayake
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday (03) at the Presidential Secretariat.
During the meeting, the UN Resident Coordinator conveyed the warm greetings of UN Secretary-General António Guterres to President Dissanayake and praised the President’s manifesto and ethical nature of his political campaign.
The Resident Coordinator acknowledged that the coming period will be challenging as public expectations are high, but assured the UN’s support for Sri Lanka’s IMF programme and the government’s poverty eradication efforts. He also lauded the anti-corruption initiative outlined in the President’s manifesto, noting that it offers hope for a new beginning. He assured technical and financial support from the UN to aid in these efforts.