H’tota Port Handover to be Considered in a Special Cabinet Meeting

The party leaders met yesterday under the Chairmanship of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Deputy Speaker Sumathipala said, the gazette notification needed to be approved by parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Strategic Development Act.

Further he said, on Sunday (3) party leaders had decided to get the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers for a gazette notification on handing over Hambantota Port to China, Sumathipala said, there would be a special Cabinet meeting on Thursday (07) to consider and approve the gazette, which would be presented to Parliament on the very same day and taken up for debate on Friday (8) evening from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. The party leaders had agreed with that proposal.