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‘Lanka’s religious harmony, example to other countries’

The adviser to Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Tashkiri, said he is pleased with the existing degree of inter-faith harmony in Sri Lanka. The Irnanian religious leader expressed these views during a meeting with Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, the Prime Minister’s media unit said. During the meeting, Tashkiri said Iran was impressed with religious coexistence and unity in Sri Lanka.


Ayatollah Tashkiri meets Prime Minister D M Jayaratne

He said this was an example to other countries. He said he had visited Sri Lanka several occasions and had met Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Islamic religious leaders and during discussions, he was able to gain a thorough understanding about the level of religious co-existence in the country.

Tashkiri also spoke about the situation in the Dambulla sacred site and said the initiative taken by the Premier to resolve the issue through dialogue was the most appropriate.

He said Sri Lanka after emerging from a very damaging conflict was making commendable progress with peace and unity prevailing. “In this backdrop, Iran is prepared to support Sri Lanka to the best of its ability,” he added. Speaking about the challenges faced by his own country, Tashkiri said international pressure brought upon his country by some nations was not new, but had been there for some time. He added that there was no truth to their allegations.

He said these challenges had strengthened the Iranian people’s resolve.

Prime Minister Jayaratne said Sri Lanka was highly appreciative of the support given by Iran. Speaking on the Dambulla incident, the Prime Minister said he always advocated finding an amicable settlement to the issue through dialogue, but some politicians with vested interests were trying to use the issue for their petty political gain.

He told the visiting religious leader that finding an amicable solution through discussion was the government’s intention.

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