Sri Lanka's prime minister earlier said he hoped the IMF visit would result in a quick staff-level agreement, adding that an IMF program is crucial to accessing bridge financing from institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

斯里兰卡总理早些时候表示，他希望国际货币基金组织的访问能够迅速达成工作人员级别的协议，并补充说，国际货币基金组织的方案对于从世界银行和亚洲开发银行等机构获得过桥融资至关重要。