Largest Dpl ties under present govt - GL
Asela Kuruluwansa and Indika Polkotuwa
'Sri Lanka has been able to establish the largest number of
diplomatic ties with foreign countries during its history under the
tenure of the present government.
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External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris called on the
Most Ven. Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake
Thera of the Malwatte Chapter at the Malwatte Viharaya in
Kandy and received his blessings. Here, the Mahanayake Thera
ties a Pirith Noola on the wrist of Minister Peiris. |
Visits to the island by Heads of State of three countries within the
last fortnight have clearly proved this, said External Affairs Minister
Prof. G.L. Peiris. Prof. Peiris said the international community has
been given the opportunity to investigate the living conditions of the
people in the North without any restriction or observe any other
development activities and they have expressed deep appreciation of the
development work undertaken in the North by the government.
Prof. Peiris expressed these sentiments when he called on the Most
Ven. Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the
Malwatte Chapter at the Malwatte Viharaya in Kandy and received his
blessings.
Prof. Peiris said the number of displaced persons which stood at more
than 300,000 when terrorism was defeated had now been reduced to 3,000
through planned re-settlement and Heads of State of foreign countries
have made a good appraisal about the government's ability to overcome
challenges within a short time compared to other countries which took
nearly a decade to bring normalcy to their land after ending conflicts.
Most Ven. Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera said
the displaced people would be happy if they were re-settled in their
original places of residence. It would also be appropriate if the
government expedited action against LTTE suspects detained by either
instituting legal action against those guilty and exonerating and
discharging who are not guilty. Prof. Peiris said there were no title
deeds for most lands in Mullaitivu as the LTTE had given them over to
Mahaveerar families during the conflict.
Now the problem is being attended to by the government in order to
correct it.
Prof. Peiris also said that the total number of suspects in detention
which was 11,600 in May, 2009 has now been reduced to 2,000 as the
majority of them had been given vocational training and re-integrated to
society. |
