‘A resolution in the wake of Tigers’ demise’

Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa yesterday said that the United States has resorted to action against Sri Lanka after the country succeeded in eradicating the LTTE.

The minister was responding to a statement made by US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Robert O Blake that the US government would put forward a resolution against Sri Lanka at the next UN Human Rights Council.

Minister Weerawansa said that attempts to create divisions in the country by nurturing a terrorist organisation were negated by the people led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He said that the patriotic people of the country are ready to defeat any attempt by the United States to intervene in the internal affairs of the country under the guise of human rights.

The minister was of the view that the people of the country will not be frightened in the face of subtle conspiracies.

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