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President in address to Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia:

Lanka will contribute to world peace

*We are for peace, progress and development

*Economy stronger despite global recession

*Lanka a favourite with foreign investors

For over three decades the very existence of our nation and the peace and prosperity of our people were threatened by the LTTE menace described as one of the deadliest terrorist organizations. When they adamantly rejected our sincere efforts for negotiation we had to use military means to defeat them and launch a humanitarian operation with absolute care to rescue the civilian population held hostage by the terrorists for decades, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday.

President Rajapaksa made this observation in his address to the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia after receiving his Doctorate Honoris Causa for world peace.

President Rajapaksa said that the citation spelled out that the conferment was due to our contribution to world peace and said that it was with a sense of humility that he accepts the most prestigious award of the “Doctorate Honoris Causa” of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. He also said that he did so because the accomplishments mentioned in the citation was not made for his individual effort but from the efforts of the people of Sri Lanka.

“Although we were concentrating on defeating terrorism, we did not forget the welfare of the people and infrastructure development” President Rajapaksa said.

The President further stated that during the last four years he had been able to take the country to unknown heights in development.

Despite the global recession the economy of Sri Lanka had become stronger and there had been unprecedented progress in every sector of the social and cultural life of the nation.

The President referring to the current situation of the country said that the business confidence levels of the country were high and future needs in energy, human resources and banking have already been planned for.

The poverty levels of the country were dropping sharply. “Our international recognition is presently that of a middle income emerging market nation. These conditions make Sri Lanka an obvious favourite of investors from all over the world,” President Rajapaksa said.

The President said he stood before them having been pronounced the sixth Executive President of Sri Lanka only a few days ago at an election held nationwide on a free and fair basis. The voters through graciously conferring on him a share of almost 58% of the total votes cast, made their desire for peace, democracy and progress known in a very clear and forthright manner, although the campaign launched by the opposition was a vicious one.

While congratulating the Peoples’ Friendship University on its Fiftieth Anniversary, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said this university is dedicated to the noble ideal of “uniting people of different nationalities, races and religions through knowledge”.

Patrice Lumumba, whose life inspired the founding of this university made it a point to stress that “we retain the right to be friends with whoever we like in accordance with the spirit of political neutrality”.

“This is very much the spirit in which I propose to address myself to the massive challenges that confront me in the years ahead”, the President said.

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