Sri Lanka should work with India in developing Trincomalee as a strategic harbour, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today (14).
President Wickremesinghe said the move is being proposed not targeting the elections but as a development project launched for the benefit of future generations.
He said it was essential to work with India to develop the Trincomalee harbour and oil tanks as part of further developing the district.
Pointing out the objections that were raised against the decision to provide the Trincomalee oil tanks to India, the President said Sri Lanka would not have faced a fuel crisis if that proposal had been fully implemented.
President Wickremesinghe stressed that Sri Lanka must develop Trincomalee harbour and the adjacent oil tank farm before the Island nation celebrates 100 years of independence.
The President made the observation during a briefing of the Trincomalee District ‘Surbana Jurong’ master plan. (NewsWire)