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The Sri Lankan government will present its first draft of proposed solutions to New Delhi in June, Asiantribune quoted government sources as saying.

The proposals will be presented by President Mahinda Rajapakse to Indian Premier Dr. Manmohan Singh as well as the President of India Pratibha Patil in June during President Rajapakse’s official visit to New Delhi.
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Sri Lanka received a boost in its efforts to regain the GSP plus trade benefits with the European Union expressing satisfaction on the progress in Sri Lanka following the end of the war and indicating it will continue negotiations on the GSP plus issue.

The EU expressed satisfaction following tow days of talks with a delegation of Sri Lankan senior officials led by Attorney General Mohan Pieris in Brussels which ended yesterday. Continue Reading

Parliament sittings were adjourned at 2:00 p.m. yesterday due to bad weather that triggered the threat of flash floods in the area surrounding the parliament complex.

Party leaders unanimously decided to suspend the day’s proceedings since the roads leading to the parliament complex had been submerged by rising waters of the Diyawanna Oya.

Minister Dilan Perera was the first to raise the matter and requested the adjournment of the House. Continue Reading

While the controversial Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) held its inaugural sessions in the US city of Philadelphia over the last three days, the US Embassy in Colombo noted that the U.S. continues to investigate and prosecute individuals and entities that have provided material support to the LTTE.  Continue Reading

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who took over the chairmanship of the G15 in Tehran today, proposed that the G 15 work very closely with the G 8 to promote constructive dialogue on all major aspects of development. He said a clear methodology needs to be worked out for this dialogue to be realistic and fruitful.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has named an eight member ‘Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation’ Commission to report on the lessons to be learnt from the events in the period, Feb 2002 to May 2009. The Commission has been charged with reporting whether any person, group or institution directly or indirectly bears responsibility in this regard, the President’s office said today.
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The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is to push for the release of detained former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka and will conduct an ‘Adistana Pooja’ on Tuesday evening to coincide with the first anniversary of the war victory.

General Fonseka’s wife Anoma Fonseka told a news conference today that it is a twist of destiny for her to see rehearsals of military parades within the premises of the Navy headquarters where her husband, the key player of this victory, is being held in military custody.
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UNP Puttalam district Member of Parliament Palitha Range Bandara today slammed his party general secretary Tissa Attanayaka over his failure to take disciplinary action against a UNP member.

Speaking to Daily Mirror online, Bandara further warned that he would be compelled to re-consider his position in the UNP if Attanayaka fails to take appropriate action against the UNP member in question over the next two weeks.

Bandara wants disciplinary action against UNP member Shantha Abeysekera who was arrested and later released on bail over the brutal assault on Bandara just prior to the recent General Elections. Continue Reading

The Sri Lankan government has sought talks with the Tamil Diaspora as well as the International media in order to change their mindset about the LTTE and post war Sri Lanka, a top government Minister said.

Government Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, speaking to Daily Mirror online, said that the Tamil Diaspora have been misled by the LTTE and continue to carry out the propaganda of the Tigers. Continue Reading

Sri Lanka has urged the European governments not to provide any political or symbolic support towards the LTTE’s initiative to forming a so called Provisional Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam.

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium and Luxemburg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha said the LTTE’s initiative to forming a so called “Provisional Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam” (PTGTE), with “country working groups” at national and regional levels in western countries was a ruse to perpetuate its terrorist struggle.
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