President briefs UNP delegation

COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa briefed a top level United National Party Parliamentarians led by the Party's Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya on the situation in the North and East, last evening.

The meeting between President Rajapaksa and the UNP members took place at the Temple Trees, where the current conflict situation in the North and East was briefed by President Rajapaksa along with the video clippings taken at the conflict areas. UNP Parliamentarians Karu Jayasuriya, Milinda Moragoda, Prof. G.L. Peiris, Gamini Lokuge, M.H. Mohammed and T. Maheswaran were present.

President explaining on the North and East situation to the UNPers clearly said that the security forces were not engaged in a war, but only defending themselves from the LTTE attacks.

The President strongly condemned the false propaganda carried out by the LTTE claiming that the Air Force has targeted schoolchildren.

Defence Chief of Staff making his comments said that the Air Force attack was aimed at a well-identified Tiger training camp. At the end of the briefing the UNP Parliamentarians appreciated the President for elaborating them on the situation.