US urges Sri Lanka peaceful power transfer amid widespread protests

• The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka has called for a peaceful transfer of power within the country’s constitutional framework.
• Julie Chung also condemned all violence and demanded that the rule of law be preserved in the crisis-stricken island nation.
• She urged all parties to work together to bring economic and political stability to the country.

COLOMBO: Julie Chung, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, has called for a peaceful transfer of power within the country’s constitutional framework, condemned all violence, and demanded that the rule of law be preserved in the crisis-stricken island nation.

“We condemn all violence and call for the rule of law to be upheld,” she said in a tweet, emphasising that a peaceful transfer of power within Sri Lanka’s democratic and constitutional framework is crucial for the fulfilment of the people’s demands for accountability, transparency, democratic governance, and a better future.

Julie Chung also suggested that the parties in Sri Lanka work together to bring economic and political stability to the country.

She stated in a tweet, “We urge all parties to approach this juncture with a commitment to the betterment of the nation and to work quickly to implement solutions that will bring long-term economic & political stability.”

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