Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wrote in the resignation application that he did everything he could to prevent the crisis.

Sri Lanka Congress today meets the new president, after accepting the resignation of Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 15.

In the letter, Mr. Rajapaksa explained that Sri Lanka's financial crisis stems from many years of weak economic management before he became the president.

I believe myself have done everything possible to resolve the crisis, including inviting MPs to establish a multi -party government and unite, he wrote in the letter.

Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, England in November 2021.

Rajapaksa fled the country by flying to Maldives and then to Singapore after hundreds of thousands of protesters spilled to the streets of Colombo a week ago, occupying government buildings.

Sri Lanka National Assembly will continue to meet on July 19 to receive presidential candidates and vote for new leadership for the country the next day.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been 6 times the Prime Minister, was chosen as the presidential candidate of the ruling party.

Sajith Premadasa is a presidential candidate nominated by the opposition, while Dullas Alahapperuma, a high -ranking legislator of the ruling party, is considered a factor that can be surprised.

More than 100 police officers and security officers equipped with weapons on the road to the National Assembly headquarters today, ready to use barriers and tornadoes to prevent any riots.

The protests on the streets of Sri Lanka asked the government to resolve the economic crisis for months before climbing on July 9.

Sri Lanka's foreign exchange reserves dropped to nearly zero, inflation last month to 54.6%, queuing for a few days waiting to buy fuel has become a regular in the island nation of 22 million people.

Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said Sri Lanka today received the first fuel shipment for three weeks.

The Sri Lanka crisis is broadcasting a warning signal for developing countries with similar economic models in this country.

President Sri Lanka issued an emergency from the beginning of April but could not stop the wave of protests, causing him for more than three months later to run abroad and resign.