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| | | World Custom Organization Session of council held on 25 - 27 June 2009 |
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Sri Lanka became the 62ed Country to accede to Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)
which is a convention administered by World
Custom Organization(WCO) for international trade facilitation.
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| | | Foreign Minister highlights triumph of quiet diplomacy |
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has highlighted Sri Lanka’s
highly successful and constructive engagement with the international
community in playing a major role in eliminating the menace of terrorism
from the shores of the island. The Minister made this observation while
participating in the Debate in Parliament last Tuesday (09 June 2009)
on the Motion to extend the State of Emergency for a further period of one month.
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The full text of the Speech
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| | | “Resilience the Sri Lankan economy showed in the past navigating through stormy seas, would hold it in good stead as it entered calmer waters”
– Ambassador Aryasinha |
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Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, Luxemburg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha has said with the
ending of the armed conflict, the main impediment to Sri Lanka reaching its full potential
has been removed, and Sri Lankans were keen to shift gears and move on focusing on development
and bringing peace and economic prosperity to the entire country. He said the resilience the Sri
Lankan economy showed in the past navigating through stormy seas, would hold it in good stead as
it entered calmer waters.
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| | | British Foreign Secretary calls defeat of LTTE a massive achievement for GOSL |
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama who is on a two day visit to the UK had talks with
David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs yesterday [05 June 2009].
Foreign Minister Bogollagama said that elimination of terrorism from Sri Lanka has paved the way
to take the political process forward as well as holistic engagement with the international community
and his first visit to the United Kingdom is a part of such a process. While extending warm greetings
to the Sri Lankan Minister, Foreign Secretary Miliband stated that after the conclusion of
28 years of armed conflict now the time was now opportune to reflect on the basis for
rebuilding and reconstructing of the war ravaged areas of Sri Lanka. He said that
the defeat of the LTTE was a massive achievement by the Sri Lankan Government and none
in the British Government would shed any tears for these terrorists.
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| | | New era in foreign relations to safeguard motherland
- H.E. the President |
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In order to, protect our new freedom after defeating terrorism, and to prevent
being under the pressure of others, it is necessary to begin a new era in
foreign relations to safeguard my motherland, said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa addressing the nation at the Victory
Day and Tribute to War Heroes celebration in Colombo, today (03).
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| | | Sri Lankan forces protected civilian lives during counter-terrorism operations |
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In conducting military operations to eliminate terrorism, the Government’s
primary concern was to safeguard the innocent civilians, many of whom had experienced
multiple displacements over the years, and had their children forcibly conscripted by
the LTTE to be used as cannon fodder. Many of them had lost one or more of their family
members. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama made these observations, while addressing
the final day session of the 8th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore today (31 May 2009).
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| | | FM hails victory at Human Rights Council |
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has hailed Sri Lanka’s resounding victory
at the Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday
(27 May 2009), calling it “an unambiguous and emphatic endorsement by the international
community of the Sri Lankan Government’s strategy to defeat terrorism and its pursuit
of peace and reconciliation within the framework of a Sri Lankan agenda, as embodied in
the Mahinda Chinthana,”. He said that this victory is a tribute by the world at large to the
wise leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has succeeded in steering the country
out of turbulent waters into an era of lasting peace and prosperity.
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| | | The statement made by Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe,
Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights at the UN Hum Rights Council Special Session on Sri
Lanka on 26 May 2009 in Geneva,
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| | | Full text of Statement |
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| | | JOINT STATEMENT BY THE GOSL &
THE UN AT THE CONCLUSION OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VISIT TO SRI LANKA |
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| | | At the invitation of the H.E.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
H.E. Ban Ki-moon paid a visit to Sri Lanka. During the course of his visit, he held
talks with the President, Foreign Minister as well as other senior leaders of Sri Lanka.
During his stay, he also consulted other relevant stakeholders, members of the international
humanitarian agencies and civil society. The Secretary-General visited the IDP sites at
Vavuniya and overflew the conflict area, near Mullaitivu that was the scene of the conflict.
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| | | Sri Lanka and India focus on relief for IDPs |
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| | Sri Lanka and India are agreed that with the end of military operations in Sri Lanka, the time was opportune to focus attention on issues of relief, rehabilitation, resettlement and re-conciliation including a permanent political solution in Sri Lanka.
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| | | “We should
live in this country as children of one mother”- President Rajapaksa addressing the ceremonial opening of Parliament, Sri Jayawardhanapura -Kotte May 19, 2009 |
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| | I declare open this fourth session of Parliament at a time the people of our country, as well as the entire world are celebrating a great victory.
I address this session of Parliament at the historic occasion when the hopes and expectations of the Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Burgher, Malay and all people of our country for several decades,
to see a Sri Lanka that is free of murderous terrorism, have been realized.
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| | Foreign Minister underscores Sri Lanka’s multi-faceted relationship with the European Union |
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historical and multi-faceted relationship with the European Union (EU) covering a number
of areas of mutually beneficial cooperation, which has now developed into a robust partnership.
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama made these remarks when an EU-Troika delegation led by the
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Madam Helena Bambasova, representing
the incumbent Presidency of the EU , accompanied by other members of the delegation called on
him at the Foreign Ministry today
(12 May 2009), prior to the official talks with the Sri Lankan delegation.
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Address by H. E. President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Diplomatic Community in Colombo on current developments in Sri Lanka |
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| | “I am pleased to address you this morning at a time when humanitarian operations in the North are coming to an end and the country is about to be salvaged from the scourge of terrorism. The war with the LTTE is rapidly nearing its conclusion and it is my hope that this will create the space for democracy to flourish in the North again”.
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| | Vesak Message of H.E the President Mahinda Rajapaksa
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| | We are privileged to celebrate this year’s Vesak with great respect and full state patronage in the simultaneous celebration of birth, enlightenment and the passing into nibbana of Lord Buddha.
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| | Sri Lankans in Belgium Celebrate Vesak |
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| | The Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels celebrated Vesak at the Embassy premises, on May 4. The Chief Adhikarana Sanga Nayaka Ven. Murungasyaye Gnanissara,
the Chief Incumbent of the Jethavana Vihara, France conducted the
religious observances which included a Buddha Pooja, a preaching of
Buddhist doctrine (Bana) followed by the chanting of seth pirith to invoke blessings on
Sri Lanka and the Security Forces. Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha and staff of the
Embassy were joined by members of the Sri Lankan Buddhist community in Belgium on this occasion.
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