![Eranga Jayawardena Supporters of Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe watch a televised speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 26, 2023. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a televised address to the nation announced that the country had reached agreements with bilateral creditors including Japan, India, France and China, a key step in the island nation's economic recovery since defaulting on its debt repayment in 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6bd4a4aa99314c49aad9c09e539c4480/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters of Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe watch a televised speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 26, 2023. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a televised address to the nation announced that the country had reached agreements with bilateral creditors including Japan, India, France and China, a key step in the island nation's economic recovery since defaulting on its debt repayment in 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
![Eranga Jayawardena Supporters of Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe watch a televised speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 26, 2023. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a televised address to the nation announced that the country had reached agreements with bilateral creditors including Japan, India, France and China, a key step in the island nation's economic recovery since defaulting on its debt repayment in 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/be118ef580094dd2bc44098a406d72c7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters of Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe watch a televised speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 26, 2023. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a televised address to the nation announced that the country had reached agreements with bilateral creditors including Japan, India, France and China, a key step in the island nation's economic recovery since defaulting on its debt repayment in 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
![Eranga Jayawardena A supporter of Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe cheers as he watches a televised speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 26, 2023. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a televised address to the nation announced that the country had reached agreements with bilateral creditors including Japan, India, France and China, a key step in the island nation's economic recovery since defaulting on its debt repayment in 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cd87012afd474efa816d8d7eb5009f0f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A supporter of Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe cheers as he watches a televised speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 26, 2023. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a televised address to the nation announced that the country had reached agreements with bilateral creditors including Japan, India, France and China, a key step in the island nation's economic recovery since defaulting on its debt repayment in 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)