FM dismayed at execution of Saddam Hussein

COLOMBO: Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a statement has expressed his dismay at the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

The statement adds: "We are dismayed at the execution of former President Saddam Hussein which was carried out on Eid-ul-Adha Haj festival day, one of the holiest days in the Islamic calendar.

While regretting this unfortunate turn of events we fervently hope that this will not affect negatively, the process of restoring peace and normalcy in Iraq".