‘Govt will not allow sovereignty of the country to be affected’

Sandasen MARASINGHE

The government will not allow the international community to destabilize the sovereignty of the country by holding Commonwealth Heads of States to ransom during the sessions to be held in Sri Lanka or in any other country, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said yesterday.

He made this observation at special media conference held at the Mahaweli Centre auditorium, to express the views of the SLFP on the present political situation.

Minister De Silva stated that the sovereignty of the people and the country was above every thing else.

He said that there were many such instances where the country had international pressure on the sovereignty of the country. One example had been the attempts to eliminate terrorism from the country. He said the country had a leader who would protect the country against any pressure.

He said that nobody could keep the Commonwealth Heads of State sessions to be held in Sri Lanka in 2013 to press their views on us, as Sri Lanka was a sovereign nation though small. He added that many other countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and India, had moved impeachment motions against their judges.

Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma were present at the conference.