A special press conference to officially announce the release of funds for restarting the projects was held today (24) at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Finance.

The official announcement of Dr. TANAKA Akihiko, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the resumption of the disbursement was handed over to Mr. K.M. Mahinda Siriwardana, Secretary to the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies, by Ms. IDE Yuri, Senior Representative of the JICA Sri Lanka Office.

Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana expressed his sincere gratitude on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka to the Government of Japan for their pivotal role throughout the debt treatment process and being the foremost decision taker to refinance the ongoing infrastructure development projects, the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies said