Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa today (18) requested Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne to allocate time to hold a Parliamentary debate to discuss the impact the on-going Israel-Iran conflict will have on Sri Lanka.

Opposition Leader Premadasa moved a motion seeking a debate with the signatures of 20 Members of Parliament.

The Leader of the Opposition pointed out that more than 10,000 Sri Lankans are currently employed in Israel while Sri Lanka exports a large quantity of tea to Iran.

He added owing to the conflict, the price of crude oil is also expected to increase.

The Opposition Leader said Sri Lanka will face wide-ranging issues if the conflict continues and therefore the government should c...