Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, arrives at the parliament to deliver his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Wickremesinghe on Wednesday appealed for patient endurance from the people suffering the brunt of the country's worst economic crisis promising brighter times ahead. In the center is Sri Lankan parliament speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)