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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Reconciliation is both the means and the end

The process of developing a framework for reconciliation in post-conflict Sri Lanka remains open, and it appears to be shaping up to be a coherent, inclusive, consultative and participatory guided process. A number of local and international conferences involving civil society have generated widespread public debate about the key issues. There has been a good progress made in trying to engage institutions such as parliament in debate that will pave a way in formulating reconciliation policies and legislative bills.

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Nihal Rodrigo of Foreign Service fame

He is a former Sri Lankan diplomat who served as the sixth Secretary General of SAARC, ambassador to Beijing as well as Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. He is Nihal Rodrigo. Affable is one word that comes to one’s mind when meeting Rodrigo who is frank and engaging. Daily News met up with him to discuss the reminiscences of his illustrious career.

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LLRC findings – strong foundation for reconciliation

We see in some countries, I have seen this with my own eyes, when I was travelling with the President: the flag of the LTTE, brandished with great pride, quite openly. Sri Lankan missions are sometimes attacked, and the attackers proudly brandish the LTTE flag. These events, of course, are directly contrary to the laws of the countries in question, which declare in explicit terms, it is not a matter of inference or implication, emblems, any insignia of a banned organization cannot be used, it is a criminal offence. But when one talks of impunity, is there no impunity in that situation? Nothing whatever is done. Then the people concerned are emboldened to do more and more, to interfere with the freedom of speech; preventing a point of view which they disagree with from being articulated. And there is consistent refusal to apply mandatory provisions of domestic law.

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