US Senator for the district of Maryland, Chris Van Hollen, had written to president Maithripala Sirisena urging him to accept the results of the two no confidence motions (NCM) that were passed in parliament by a majority of members of the House.
As a long time friend of Sri Lanka who has worked hard to strengthen the bonds between , Hollen expressed his 'deep concern' with the decision taken by Sirisena to remove PM Wickremesinghe.
"The actions taken during the last few weeks, however, put at risk the rule of law and democracy in Sri Lanka", he added.
Senator Hollen also warned that the decisions taken by the executive over the last few weeks could severely threaten the strong bilateral relationship that exists between the two countries.
"The decision to oust the sitting prime minister, suspend parliament, attempt to hold snap elections, and reject the votes of Sri Lanka's democratically elected representatives could also threaten the progress made in strengthening our bilateral relationship," he said.
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