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"I
share your determination and commitment not to yield
to this sustained threat from those who believe in the
use of terror to achieve their ends," says President
Mahinda Rajapaksa in a letter to Prime Minister Gordon
Brown of Britain expressing solidarity in the current
terrorist threat in Britain.
President Rajapaksa adds that: "With
our own commitment to peace and democracy, and determination
not to kneel before terrorism, we shall be extremely
vigilant about any terrorist activities planned or attempted
in Sri Lanka against Britain and the British people".
Here is the text of the letter
of July 05, 2007
Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown M. P.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Dear Prime Minister,
I write to express my solidarity
with you, your government and the people of Britain
at this critical time when your country faces an unprecedented
threat of terrorism. I am glad and relieved that the
British Police were able to thwart the recent inter-linked
terrorist threats in Britain preventing a situation
of great tragedy, and wish them similar success in the
future.
I share your determination and commitment
not to yield to this sustained threat from those who
believe in the use of terror to achieve their ends;
inflicting maximum damage on civilians, their day to
day lives, and causing great destruction to life and
property.
Sri Lanka being a country gravely
affected by the scourge of terrorism for more than two
decades, we understand well how the manipulators of
terror seek to destroy the harmonious relations among
communities and the democratic traditions of our societies.
With our own commitment to peace
and democracy, and determination not to kneel before
terrorism, we shall be extremely vigilant about any
terrorist activities planned or attempted in Sri Lanka
against Britain and the British people.
I wish you all success in your sustained
campaign to eradicate terrorism from Britain. Please
be assured Prime Minister of my highest regards at all
time.
Sincerely,
Mahinda Rajapaksa
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