President to meet Opposition Leader

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that he would soon brief Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on the current developments including the Wanni humanitarian mission and efforts to evolve a political solution.

He said the UNP could have made a more positive contribution by participating in the All party Conference which was convened for the seventh time recently.

The Government will give its fullest support for the establishment of the Constitutional Council, which he described as another all party mechanism. “I stand for all Sri Lankans, regardless of communities, religions and geographic locations. That is my vision. That is why we are keen to eradicate terrorism and restore democracy in the North as well.”