A diplomatic embassy of a Western nation has commenced a conspiracy to replace Dinesh Gunawardena as Prime Minister by December this year, the ‘Sathiya’ newspaper has reported.

It adds that the current Premier will be given several powerful ministerial portfolios in exchange and that he too, has expressed his agreement to this.The newspaper further notes that the embassy also backed the appointment of the current President.

Meanwhile, the newspaper has also said that Sri Lanka is to receive USD 12 billion by December under the Carbon footprint policy, which will be backed by the former Norwegian diplomat  – Mr. Eric Solheim.

With this fund, a General election or a Presidential election is likely to be held after resolving the prevalent issues in Sri Lanka, the newspaper further notes.