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President Sirisena established peace and reconciliation: Indian President

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind receiving Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House) in India on Saturday. (picture by  Presidents Media Division)
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind receiving Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House) in India on Saturday. (picture by Presidents Media Division)

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind says President Maithripala Sirisena has been able to deliver long-term benefits to Sri Lanka while establishing peace and reconciliation in the country.

The Indian President said that after President Sirisena became President of the country, the economic, cultural and trade relations between the two countries reached new heights.

He was addressing a meeting with President Sirisena at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House) on Saturday (10).

During the meeting, the Indian President appreciated the steps taken by President Sirisena to protect the environment and said that he later came to know that at present Sri Lanka was successfully moving towards solar energy .

President Sirisena said that holding this kind of Conference in the present context where the whole world was facing an energy crisis as well as threats posed by global warming, is a timely initiative.

The President made the meeting an opportunity to express gratitude to India for providing their assistance during the 30-year-long war and later in development activities in the North and East as well as in housing, health, education, irrigation and cultural affairs fields. President Sirisena noted that many programmes have been implemented to strengthen peace and harmony in Sri Lanka as well as to develop the economy of the country. He further stated that it had been identified that certain extremist groups are trying to destabilise peace and harmony among communities.

The President said the unrest in the past few days in certain areas of the country had been completely controlled and the peace had already been established..

The Indian President had accepted the invitation extended by President Sirisena to visit Sri Lanka and said that he expected to undertake the visit in the near future.

Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, Secretary of the Indian President Bharat Lal, Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh and others participated. 


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