The United States Saturday said it was tracking the situation “very closely” after Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved Parliament, with the White House voicing concern over the island nation’s external debt situation.
Sirisena on Friday dissolved Parliament and announced snap polls on January 5 after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed by him under controversial circumstances.