The announcement was made during a meeting held between the President's Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and the WFP at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (11).

Although the food crisis in Sri Lanka has eased to some extent, the WFP officials expressed their willingness to extend further support through new programmes whenever additional needs arise.

The WFP delegation included WFP Country Director Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, the Government Partnerships Officer Musthafa Nihmath and Gerard Rebello, WFP Sri Lanka's Deputy Country Director. Additional Secretary to the President, Roshan Gamage also attended the meeting.