National Cultural Centre opens

Sri Lanka's first ever National Cultural Centre was opened at Veyangoda by Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, recently.

Minister said, culture plays a vital role in promoting peace and harmony among different ethnic groups.

The Government, while defeating the LTTE, has a parallel program to revive culture. It is right to assume that war affected people have to tackle all the challenges of living, resettlement employment and culture. The Government has a constructive plan to solve all these problems, the Minister said.

He also said the President has a good vision to take the country through the path of progress. "We must extend our fullest-co-operation to go ahead with his good mission," he said.

The Rs. 87 million cultural centre consists of a building that serves research facility while the main building targets to promote education primarily among the youth.

Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Ministry Secretary, A. L. W. Samarasingha, Gampaha District Secretary P. A. Abeysekera. Attanagalla Divisional Secretary S. G. Wijayabandu, Gampaha District MP Sarana Gunawardena and Sirinimal Lakdusingha also spoke.