Sri Lankan president appoints 4 ministers to new cabinet

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday appointed four ministers to the new cabinet after United National  Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the South Asian country's  prime minister on Thursday. 

   The new appointments are Dinesh Gunawardena as the minister of public  administration, G.L. Peiris as the minister of foreign affairs, Prasanna  Ranatunga as the minister of urban development, and Kanchana Wijesekera as the minister of power and energy, according to the President's Media 

Division. 

   Senior political officials said that more ministers will be appointed as the president and prime minister are urging all political parties to join hands to form a national government to tackle the ongoing political and economic instability in the country. 

   Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped down on Monday, following  violent incidents reported between pro-government groups and anti-government  protesters, reports BSS.