President Maithripala Sirisena addressing an election propaganda rally at Tissamaharama said that three years of his tenure was spent on winning the international community. "The international community kept faith in me and 193 countries of the United Nations are good friends of Sri Lanka," the President said. The President said that when the fertiliser shortage occurred, he spoke with the Pakistan Prime Minister for a consignment of fertiliser.
The following day a consignment of 75000 metric tonnes of fertiliser was despatched to Sri Lanka.Now there is no shortage of fertilizer and the farming community is satisfied that they got the consignment without a shortage,the President said