Work in unity for peace - Nawinna

Attanagalla special correspondent - Jayaweera Sugathapala

THE unstinted support and co-operation of all would be very valuable to the President's new approach to the peace process, said Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion S.B. Nawinna.

"We all must work in unity and carefully to bring peace to the country", he said.

The Minister made these observations at a public meeting after vesting the newly built Veyangoda weekly fair with the Attanagalla Pradesiya Sabha.

The Rural Industries Ministry has spent Rs. 4 million to construct this weekly fair on a Land adjoining the Veyangoda Economic Centre. The construction work was done by Central Engineering Consultation Bureau.

The prime objective of the present government is to give impetus to the country's rural agriculture sector as outlined in the Mahinda Chinthana, Minister Nawinna emphasised.

I am pleased to mention that we don't want to sling mud at others. Various accusations are being levelled against us, but I must categorically state that we are committed to create a consensus among all political parties to bring peace to the country.

We don't want to sling mud at anyone. We have to find a solution to the North-East conflict to develop this country. Therefore we all must extend our unstinted support to the President on his new approach to achieving a permanent peace, Minister Nawinna stressed.

Gampaha District Parliamentarian Sarathchandra Rajakaruna said, this Economic Centre at Veyangoda once completed would serve as a modern economic centre for farmers of the area and customers.