This handout photograph taken on September 25, 2024, and released by Sri Lanka's President Office shows the country's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, as he addresses the nation in Colombo. Sri Lanka's new president called on September 25, for restarting talks with the IMF "immediately" over a $2.9 billion bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed painful austerity. (Photo by Sri Lanka's President Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Sri Lanka's President Office" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS