Sri Lanka, Dec. 27 -- The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has called on the government to issue a clear and direct statement regarding the economic damage caused by Cyclone 'Ditwah'.

The party emphasized that the government should give serious consideration to a recent statement issued by a group of leading international economic experts outlining recommended measures for Sri Lanka's economic recovery in the aftermath of the cyclone-induced destruction.

According to the FSP, a group of 121 globally renowned economists, including Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz, recently released a joint statement urging the temporary suspension of Sri Lanka's external debt repayments in view of the severe damage caused by Cyclone 'Ditwah'.

The exp...