Turkiye voices 'concern' over deadly incidents in Sri Lanka

ANKARA

Turkiye on Wednesday raised concern over the recent violence resulting in casualties in Sri Lanka.

"We hope that the serious political and economic problems the country is facing would be resolved on the basis of social consensus and in line with the expectations of the people," the ministry said in a statement.

Turkiye also urged all parties to act with "restraint and refrain from violence."

Sri Lanka has defaulted on all of its foreign debt as the island nation suffers from the worst economic crisis in decades, sparking enormous protests. Its foreign reserves fell as a result of a sharp decline in tourism activities during the coronavirus outbreak.

The government has approached the International Monetary Fund to help it pay for imports of food, medicines and fuel.