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Wednesday, 04 February 2009 15:26 |
We celebrate the 61st anniversary of Independence today with a great sense of optimism. As the light comes through the clouds of uncertainty, a new hope beckons, and it is this hope which the people of this country have desired so intensely to realize, a sustainable peace. Sixty one years after regaining independence, we are indeed at a momentous juncture of our history.
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Friday, 30 January 2009 13:53 |
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The Secretary-General welcomes President Mahinda Rajapaksa's announcement of safe passage for all civilians trapped in the area of intense fighting in the North to a secure environment. However, he continues to be concerned by the threat to the estimated 250,000 civilians caught in the area, who are in close proximity to the fighting. He urges the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to do all in their power to make this safe passage a reality, and to ensure the protection of civilians in accordance with International Humanitarian Law. |
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Thursday, 22 January 2009 09:15 |
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The United Nations in Sri Lanka has issued its strongest possible protest to the LTTE for their refusal to allow UN national staff and dependents to return from the Vanni with the present UN convoy. |
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Friday, 16 January 2009 16:20 |
Mr. President,
My delegation wishes to associate itself with the Statement made by the Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and outlining the collective views of the Movement on the grave humanitarian, security and political situation arising from the continued attacks on the Gaza and its people. As a country that suffered much at the hands of unbridled violence unleashed by terrorism, Sri Lanka knows only too well the human and material cost of such violence that can impede political solutions.
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 13:56 |
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In the wake of recent military victories, the Government is venturing on a crash development programme in the newly-liberated Kilinochchi town, with the objective of getting civilians to return and begin a new life. |
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Friday, 09 January 2009 11:59 |
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has emphasized that the Government does not believe in a military solution to address the genuine grievances of the minority communities in Sri Lanka. On the contrary, it is firmly committed to a political solution in finding answers to these issues, which should be done in a spirit of give and take by all democratic forces in the country. The Minister made these remarks, while addressing the diplomatic corps based in Colombo at the Foreign Ministry today (08 January 2009).
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Monday, 26 January 2009 21:26 |
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Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, M.P., Senior Presidential Advisor met with UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon today. He briefed Secretary General on humanitarian measures taken by the Government and specific measures taken to protect civilians in the face of continued defiance by the LTTE of the calls by the Government and the Untied Nations to allow the people to move into the cleared areas. The LTTE defiance is a matter of concern to the Government. He also reiterated H.E. the President’s commitment to pursue the political process through a democratic electoral means. He discussed UN assistance in the post-conflict period for de-mining and socio economic development. Secretary General shared concern over civilians and expressed appreciation for Government’s cooperation. He assured UN support for civilian protection, humanitarian work and post-conflict development. |
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Saturday, 17 January 2009 15:34 |
The United Nations is increasingly concerned for the well-being of tens of thousands of civilians caught up in the conflict raging in the northern Vanni area of Sri Lanka.
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 17:42 |
I am pleased to send this message of greetings to the Hindus of Sri Lanka as they join their fellow religionists the world over in to mark the most widely celebrated Hindu Festival of Sri Lanka.
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Monday, 12 January 2009 10:51 |
Mr. V. Anandasangaree, President - TULF calls upon the 22 Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarians to do their duty or to honourably vacate their seats in Parliament. “They have fooled enough, the people whom they claim to represent in Parliament, but never championed their cause. Instead they always defended the LTTE at whose mercy they got elected fraudulently to Parliament. They have mis-led the International Community, the people of Tamil Nadu in particular. Tamil Nadu if left alone or properly briefed would have contributed their best towards a workable solution, without earning the dis-pleasure of the people of Sri Lanka and without causing embarrassment to their own Central Government, with un-fair and un-implementable demands. Unfortunately the people of Tamil Nadu got mis-led by the advice given by the TNA Parliamentarians”.
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 16:49 |
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The Government has decided to open the Rupee denominated Treasury bill and Treasury bond market for the Sri Lankan Diaspora and Migrant Workforce with effect from 6th January, 2009. This new initiative was announced in the Central Bank ‘Road Map: Monetary and Financial Sector Policies for 2009 and beyond’. Through this scheme, it is expected to widen the investor base, diversify the Government Securities market, make it more convenient for Sri Lankans living abroad to access Government Securities, and to create a more stable Government securities market. This scheme will also provide a safe and highly liquid investment opportunity for Sri Lankans living abroad, while providing them with an attractive return on their investments. |
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