Sri Lanka, March 6 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the parliament this morning (March 06) to deliver a special statement on the progress of Sri Lanka's economic recovery process.

The parliamentary proceedings, presided over by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, commenced around 9.30 a.m.

Addressing the Chamber, the Head of State said the citizens are now benefitting from the 'strenuous efforts' taken by the government to revive the economy.

"We made an 'economic plan' with the IMF. As a result of implementing this plan, the country returned to normalcy day by day. This reduced the pressure [on the people] and alleviated the hardships."

Wickremesinghe further mentioned that the country's economy, which contracted for six co...