Sri Lankan foreign minister Ali Sabry has said that his government plans to work more closely with India to bolster economic recovery, including a proposal for payments in national currencies.
In an interview with ‘Hindustan Times’, he lauded New Delhi’s role in helping Sri Lanka cope with an unprecedented economic crisis.
“We want to integrate and probably allow Indian currency to be a tradeable currency in Sri Lanka so that more Indians could come and use it, and Sri Lankans could use it without depending on third currencies.”
He also said that Sri Lanka won’t allow any country to make the island a hub for anything harmful to India’s national security.
