COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has held initial discussions with several party leaders.

All Party leaders are scheduled to meet shortly at a meeting organized by the Speaker of Parliament to decide on the next steps to be taken to resolve the situation in the country, said the PMs Office.

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