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" New Asia
We must ensure
strengthening regional legal mechanisms and intensifying
intelligence sharing, in order to secure the region’s collective
prosperity, peace and stability.
Further, I would strongly suggest that
in-depth studies are carried out to understand the social impact
of this menace. Sri Lanka has seen the benefits of such
cooperation in combating the terrorism in our midst and
hopefully eradicating it sooner, than many once expected.
My gratitude must go to all our regional
partners and our many friends from other quarters that have
cooperated with us in this matter. In my view it is also
necessary that we, as a region, endeavour to set right the many
wrong impressions that exist, or are promoted elsewhere, about
the actions that are imperative to protect our people and
societies from the brutalities of terrorism. Terrorism anywhere
is terrorism and there are no good terrorists or bad terrorists.
Asia’s economic surge provides our region with
manifold opportunities. We are on the threshold of a new age the
Age of Asia with South Asia being an important part of it, not
only in numbers but also in skills and the strength of growing
economies. Today, Asia is the economic power house of the world.
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