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Wednesday, May 27, 1998 Published at 16:00 GMT 17:00 UK


World: S/W Asia

Donors pledge 780 million dollars to Sri Lanka


International aid donors have pledged seven hundred and eighty million dollars worth of financial assistance for the Sri Lankan government this year.

The World Bank said the donors welcomed the government's efforts to implementeconomic reforms.

But donors also expressed concern about the prospects for an end to the conflict with Tamil Tiger guerrrillas.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service



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