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Sri Lanka to introduce new laws to achieve green economy: President

By IANS | Published: April 29, 2023 4:36 AM

Colombo, April 29 Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that his government would introduce new laws to ...

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Colombo, April 29 Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that his government would introduce new laws to establish the country as a green economy, according to a statement from the Presidential Media Division.

Addressing the Presidential Environment Awards 2021-2022 ceremony in Colombo on Friday, Wickremesinghe highlighted that it is not solely the responsibility of developing countries such as Sri Lanka to mitigate climate change, Xinhua news agency reported.

The President emphasised that developed countries should also contribute to the cause.

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Tags: Presidential media divisioncolomboXinhuaRanil WickremesingheSri LankaDemocraticDemocratic socialist republic
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