New President can begin fresh efforts to take peace process forward

President calls for broad consensus

Solving the ethnic problem requires a broad consensus and joint action between the major political parties and groups in the country, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said in New York on Wednesday.

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Anura clarifies media reports

In a statement issued from New York yesterday, Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike clarified certain media reports published in Colombo. He said: "I am presently attending the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations in New York with the President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and several other Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

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