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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Navy sailors march as they prepare to receive president Ranil Wickremesinghe before arriving to deliver the policy speech of his government at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, gestures while talking to speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, watches at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, inspects a guard of honour after delivering his policy speech at the parliament as prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena stands by him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, second left, leaves the parliamentary complex after delivering policy speech as speaker of the house Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, third left, follow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe inspects a military guard of honour after arriving at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, center, inspects a military guard of honour standing next to the speaker of the parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena after arriving at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife Maithree arrive at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)