American Congress member Bill Johnson praised the economic stability achieved by the national unity government and said he sees the ruling by the two main political parties a unique situation

He expressed these views during a meeting with Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake today at the Ministry of Finance.

After making a tour of the North, Johnson told Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake that the ongoing rehabilitation and development activities in the North are successful. He also said that he is confident that the government would take necessary action to fulfil any other aspirations of the people in the North.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said all parts of the country have been put under development by the administration of Good Governance. He also stressed that Sri Lanka is internationally succeeding under the abled guidance of President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

He said the responses received by Sri Lanka at the recently concluded biannual conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund held at Washington DC are clear example to this situation. US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap was also present at this meeting