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August 23 2007 - 9.00 GMT |
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We will eradicate terror
and develop country - President |
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We
are working with dedication to eradicate terrorism and
safeguard peace in our country, and carry forward our
development programme simultaneously, said President
Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the 14th Presidential Awards
Ceremony in Colombo today (Aug 23).
The President said these awards are
important not only to encourage exporters but also to
take our country to the status of a developed nation.
The task of our exporters is not easy as we are a small
country. A major challenge before you is to produce
goods at prices competitive in the international market.
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August 20 2007 - 6.30 GMT |
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President calls for pro-people
patent and drugs policy |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the 8th International Congress
on Aids in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) said that it
is necessary to re-think established policies with regard
to patents and ownership of essential drugs and think
in terms of more liberal policies that are based on
the needs of the people. |
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August 13, 2007 - 5.30 GMT |
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President opens new cancer
unit |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (12) opened the new Cancer
Treatment Unit at the Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya,
Galle. This four-storey complex cost Rs. 500 Million.
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August 09, 2007 - 19.00 GMT |
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Opportunity to move forward
on humanitarian assistance
- UN Emergency Relief Coordinator tells President |
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"Discussions
on how to solve many humanitarian concerns were held
in the positive spirit and there is now an opportunity
to move forward constructively on many issued related
to humanitarian assistance”, said Mr. John Holmes,
United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) and
Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, after
his meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning,
states a statement issued by the UN Office for Coordinating
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August 06, 2007 - 11.10 GMT |
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We cannot allow obstacles
to delay development
- President at Norochcholai
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It
is not possible to delay the development process because
of the many obstacles one may find on the way to development.
Implementing the projects essential for development
cannot be put off for another day, said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa today (Aug 06) after observing the progress
made so far on the Norochcholai Thermal Power Project.
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July 26, 2007 - 7.15 GMT |
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Inclusiveness and pluralism
reaffirmed
- President Rajapaksa to new Indian President |
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election is also a reaffirmation of the noble values
of inclusiveness and pluralism, which are the constant
and firm foundation of modern India; values that the
people of Sri Lanka too deeply cherish, states President
Mahinda Rajapaksa in a message of congratulations to
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the new President of
India who was sworn in yesterday (July 25). |
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July 19, 2007 - 4.30 GMT |
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Terror cannot liberate Tamil
people
LTTE destroying Tamil children; Tamil culture
– President Rajapaksa |
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“The
LTTE should even now accept the reality that it is not
possible to bring liberation to the Tamil people through
guns, bombs and cyanide capsules. What they destroy
is the future of Tamil children. They destroy the future
of the children of our country. What they demolish is
their own culture. However dreadful, I will not be subdued
or frightened by the violent growls of the LTTE. I will
not be shaken by their threats of assassination. I am
bound by conscience to fulfill my duties and obligations
by the country.”
So said President Mahinda Rajapaksa,
in his address to the nation at the Neganahira Navodaya
– New Dawn in the East – ceremony to honour
the Security Forces for the liberation of the East from
the LTTE, held at Independence Square, Colombo, today.
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July 16, 2007 - 8.30 GMT |
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Iranian support for freedom
in the East
- Ayathullah Al-Tashkiri |
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"We
are extremely happy to learn that you have given a complete
sense of freedom to the people of the Eastern Province.
We congratulate and salute you for achieving this great
victory," said His Eminence Ayathullah Sheikh Muhammed
Ali Al-Tashkiri, President of the World Forum for Proximity
among Islamic Schools of Thought, when he called on
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, at Temple Trees today (July
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July
11, 2007 - 13.00 GMT |
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Thoppigala
- President pays tribute to forces |
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Statement
by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the capture of Thoppigala,
the LTTE's last stronghold in the East. |
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July
06, 2007 - 13.40 GMT |
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Solidarity
with Britain in combating terror
- President Rajapaksa to Prime Minister Gordon Brown |
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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. |
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July
03, 2007 - 8.10 GMT |
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Govt
committed to defend people’s right to information
– President |
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The
Government is committed to defend the people’s
right to information, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa
addressing the Progress Review Meeting of the Ministry
of Information and Media held yesterday (02) at Temple
Trees, Colombo. |
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June
29, 2007 - 10.35 GMT |
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President's
Poson Message |
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The
greatest homage we could pay to Arahat Mahinda who laid
the foundation for spiritual and intellectual development
of our people is to create a peaceful environment for
them to live without violence, said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa in a message on the occasion of the Poson
festival. |
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June 15, 2007 - 10.45 GMT |
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No room for extremism, violence
in a democracy - President Rajapaksa at ILO
"Not
prepared, at any cost, to bow down to terrorism" |
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"We
are determined that in a democracy like ours where political
views can be expressed freely, political objectives
must be realised through negotiation and dialogue and
through compromise. There can be no room for extremism,
and even less for violence," said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa, addressing the 96th Sessions of the International
Labour Conference in Geneva, today (June 15). |
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June 15, 2007 - 7.00 GMT |
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Human rights: President earns
plaudits |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa who is in Geneva to attend the 96th
Session of ILO yesterday met the UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights Ms. Louis Arbour. She appreciated the
steps taken by the President to ensure human rights
in the context of the violent conflict that is raging
in Sri Lanka. |
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June 14, 2007 - 6.00 GMT |
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President in Geneva |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Geneva yesterday (13) around
5.10 p.m. Geneva time to attend a Special Session of
the 96th International Labour Conference that is currently
being held there. He is scheduled to deliver a special
lecture on June 15 at 11.00 a.m. Geneva time. |
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June 13, 2007 - 5.30 GMT |
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President to address International Labour
Conference |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Geneva this morning (13)
to attend a Special Session of the 96th International
Labour Conference that is currently being held there.
He is scheduled to deliver a special lecture on June
15 at 11.00 a.m. Geneva time. |
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June 12, 2007 - 4.45 GMT |
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British assistance to solve national Question |
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Britain’s
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister Dr. K. Kim
Howells told President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (11)
at Temple Trees that Britain would assist Sri Lanka
to solve the National Question. Dr. Howells also handed
over to the President a letter from Prime Minister Tony
Blair. |
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June 08, 2007 - 5.30 GMT |
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We will not betray achievements of war
heroes - President |
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We
will not betray the achievements of our war heroes who
are second to none as they had to face challenges not
faced by any other army in the world, said President
Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the ceremony dedicated
to the memory of the war heroes at the War Heroes’
memorial, Mailapitiya, Kandy yesterday (7) evening.
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June 07, 2007 - 6.00 GMT |
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Akashi meets President |
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Japan’s
Special Peace Envoy Yashisu Akashi called on President
Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (6) evening at Temple Trees,
Colombo.
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June 06, 2007 - 5.15 GMT |
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President talking to Red Cross representatives
at the Presidential Secretariat |
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A
joint delegation of the ICRC and the Sri Lanka Red Cross
met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Presidential Secretariat,
Colombo yesterday (5) over the abduction and killing
of two Red Cross volunteers S. Kandiah and M. Chandramohan,
both of Batticaloa by an unidentified group of persons
on June 1. |
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June 04, 2007 - 6.15 GMT |
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Abduction and killing of Red Cross volunteers:
President orders inquiry |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a full inquiry into the
abduction and killing of two Red Cross volunteers K.
Chandra Mohan and S. Shanmugalingam. |
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June 02, 2007 - 14.30 GMT |
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False complaints hamper investigations
in abductions
– President |
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Due
to a large number of complaints of abductions being
made for narrow political reasons, Police investigations
into the genuine complaints about abductions had been
hindered, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa when he met
the wives and family members of allegedly abducted persons
at Temple Trees yesterday ( June 1). |
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June 01, 2007 - 5.30 GMT |
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Government prepared to renew CFA
- President |
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The
Government is prepared to renew the Ceasefire Agreement
at any time, but Prabhakaran does not honour it, said
President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an interview with Al
Jazeera’s 101 East presenter Teymoor Nabili. “We
still honour it. We still do not send our police, our
army to that side,’ the President added. |
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May 29, 2007- 5.15 GMT |
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Madhu Peace Zone mooted |
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The
possibility of setting up a peace zone comprising the
Madhu Church precincts and the surrounding areas was
discussed when President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with
the Archbishop of Colombo Rt. Revd. Oswald Gomis, the
Bishop of Mannar Rt. Revd. Rayappu Joseph and the Bishop
of Chilaw Rt. Revd. Valence Mendis at Temple Trees this
morning (May 29). |
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May 22, 2007- 6.30 GMT |
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Kuwait, Sri Lanka sign two bilateral agreements |
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Sri
Lanka and Kuwait signed two bilateral agreements following
talks between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al-Sabeh, Amir of Kuwait yesterday
(21), Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. |
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May 21, 2007- 5.45 GMT |
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Government committed to political solution
– President |
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Sri
Lankan government is committed to finding a political
solution and not a military one to the ongoing conflict,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in an exclusive interview
with the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), according to The
Daily Star, Kuwait Edition. |
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May 21, 2007- 5.15 GMT |
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President begins Kuwait tour |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa who participated in the G- 11 Summit
and the World Economic Summit for the Middle East begins
an official tour to Kuwait today (21), on an invitation
extended by Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the Emir
of Kuwait. |
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May 20, 2007- 16.30 GMT |
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Jordan: Sri Lankan detainees get reprieve |
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Sixty
five Sri Lankans detained in Jordan for entering the
country without valid visas will now be able to return
home following an amnesty granted by the King of Jordan
at the request of President Mahinda Rajapaksa who visited
Jordan last week. |
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May 20, 2007- 16.00 GMT |
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Sri Lanka –Jordan sign trade, cultural
cooperation and investment agreements |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa who visited Jordan to attend the G
11 Summit and the World Economic Summit for the Middle
East held cordial discussions with King Abdullah Al
Hussein of Jordan last Friday (18). |
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May 19, 2007- 16.30 GMT |
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Terrorism is the same anywhere; no room
for differentiation
– President Mahinda Rajapaksa tells G11 Summit
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“My
request to you is for the G-11 to emphasize the strong
bond that unites us all in responding to the challenge
of terrorism. All terrorist attacks whether on Amman,
Islamabad, London or Colombo, are acts that must be
vehemently condemned. There can be no differentiating
between them. Terrorism anywhere is terrorism”,
said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the G11
Summit in Jordan today. |
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May 18, 2007- 7.30 GMT |
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President arrives for G11 Summit in Jordan |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Jordan last night to participate
in the G11 Summit and the World Economic Forum. |
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May 17, 2007- 9.00 GMT |
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President leaves for G- 11 Summit |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa left this morning (17) for Jordan
to attend the G-11 Summit comprising Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Georgia, Croatia,
Honduras, Paraguay and Ecuador. |
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May 16, 2007- 7.00 GMT |
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MIG 29 - No knee jerk reaction
- President Rajapaksa |
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The
decision to purchase MIG 29 fighter jets for the Sri
Lanka Air Force is part of the plans to modernize the
Air Force and have a good Air Defense System (ADS).
It was not a knee-jerk reaction to the LTTE's recent
air attacks, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, told Editors
and Media Heads at Temple Trees today. |
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May 15, 2007- 8.30 GMT |
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President meets Malwatte and Asgiriya
Maha Nayake Theras |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa was in Kandy this morning (15). After
paying homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha,
the President visited the Maha Nayake Theras of the
Malwatte and Asgiriya Nikayas and discussed the political
and security situation of the country with them. He
briefed the Maha Nayake Theras of the measures taken
by the government recently including the enhancement
of Buddhist religious relations with several institutions
in countries he visited recently. |
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May 10, 2007- 10.00 GMT |
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Govt's aim to protect Tamils best
- President to Archbishop of Canterbury |
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The
aim of the Government is to give bring about a solution
to the situation in the North and East of Sri Lanka
to ensure that the Tamil people are best protected and
assured of their rights, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa
to the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams when
they met at Temple Trees earlier today. |
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May 10, 2007- 9.30 GMT |
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President stresses need for vigilance
in national security
- meeting with US Asst. Secretary Boucher |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa who explained the prevailing security
situation in Sri Lanka to the US Assistant Secretary
of State Ambassador Richard Boucher today, stressed
on the need to be vigilant in the interests of national
security. |
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May 01, 2007- 2.30 GMT |
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President’s Vesak Day Message |
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The
great Vesak Festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment
and passing away of the Samma Sambuddha is being celebrated
this year too under full state patronage replete with
devotion and piety. |
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April 30, 2007 - 5.30 GMT
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President’s Labour Day Message |
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On
this International Labor Day, I appreciate very much
the cooperation extended by the working people in our
journey towards building a New Sri Lanka. |
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April 29, 2007 - 02.32 GMT
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Message
from H. E. President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the Sri Lanka
Team being
RUNNERS-UP in the ICC World Cup |
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I
congratulate the Captain and members of the Sri Lanka
Cricket Team on the success in finishing as Runners-up
in the ICC World Cup 2007 tournament. |
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April 26, 2007- 10.00 GMT
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President leaves for Barbados |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Barbados this morning (26)
in a SriLankan flight on an invitation extended by the
Prime Minister of that country. |
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April 22, 2007- 4.30 GMT
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President tells Vatican: Committed to
peace and human rights
LTTE blocking passage to Madhu |
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Sri Lanka Government was committed to a negotiated solution
to the conflict in the country as means of achieving
peace and to the upholding of human rights, President
Mahinda Rajapaksa told Cardinal Tarcisco Bertone, the
Vatican Secretary of State, at the meeting after his
audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday
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April 20, 2007- 12.32 GMT
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President has historic audience with Pope |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa had a historic audience with His Holiness
Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today (20). This is
the first meeting between the Pope and a Head of State
of Sri Lanka. The private audience of 20 minutes took
place at the Papal Library in the Vatican Palace, after
President Rajapaksa was greeted by the Pope at the historic
room of Saints Peter and Paul. |
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April 19, 2007- 8.15 GMT
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President Rajapaksa meets Napolitano |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa had an official meeting with his Italian
counterpart President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome today
(19) as he began his official visit to Rome and the
Holy See. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Rohita
Bogollagama and Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga. |
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April 18, 2007- 8.10 GMT
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President to meet Pope |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Italy this morning (18) on
a four-day official visit to the Holy See. He is expected
to meet His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and convey the
best wishes of the Sri Lankan people on his 80th birthday
and the Second anniversary of his election as Pope.
The President will also brief the Pope on the situation
in Sri Lanka, particularly on the efforts that are being
taken by the Government to find a negotiated settlement
to the ethnic conflict in the country. |
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April 12, 2007- 7.05 GMT
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Leaders should be with people for New
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Message says that people expect their leaders to observe
New Year traditions together with them rather than holidaying
away from them. His message includes a call "for
all to come together to observe the New Year traditions,
irrespective of all differences."
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April 05, 2007- 7.45 GMT
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SAARC moves to implementation phase |
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The
Declaration of the 14th SAARC has emphasized the urgent
need to move SAARC from declaratory to an implementation
phase. In this regard the SAARC leaders have directed
the early implementation of the SAARC Development Fund
(SDF), the recommendations of the 2nd SAARC Energy Ministers
Meeting, and the urgent conclusion of a Comprehensive
Convention on International Terrorism.
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April 05, 2007- 7.25 GMT
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SAARC leaders agree on collective action
against terrorism |
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The
need to collectively overcome the challenge of terrorism
was stressed by the leaders of the SAARC countries,
who also confirmed that the countries of South Asia
must work together to deal with this challenge to secure
the region's collective prosperity.
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April 05, 2007- 7.25 GMT
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India pledges full support to defeat terrorism |
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India
will fully support efforts to defeat terrorism in Sri
Lanka said Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
when he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (04)
at Vigayan Bhavan, New Delhi. |
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April 04, 2007- 8.00 GMT
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Political solution to National Question
soon – President |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa told United States Under Secretary
of State Richard Boucher that a political solution to
the National Question acceptable to all communities
– Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim, would be presented
soon, when they met in the sidelines of the 14th SAARC
Summit in New Delhi today (04). |
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April 04, 2007- 9.30 GMT
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Joint anti-terrorism strategy to help
regional development - President Rajapaksa |
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As
the eradication of terrorism from the region will help
development, all members should be united in carrying
out a joint strategy to defeat terrorism and wipe it
out from the region, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa
at the Round Table discussion with all heads of delegations
to the 14th SAARC Summit chaired by Indian President
Abdul Kalam, at Rashtrapathi Bhawan yesterday (April
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April 04, 2007- 8.00 GMT
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President meets Bhutan, Pakistan Prime
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa who is in New Delhi for the 14th SAARC
Summit met Prime Ministers of Bhutan and Pakistan at
the Maurya Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi on April 03.
During the meeting with the Bhutanese
Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk, the President expressed
his admiration for the Wild Life Conservation Programme
of Bhutan and requested his assistance to implement
a similar programme in Sri Lanka. The two leaders agreed
on the need for a united stand in dealing with instances
when Buddhism is defamed worldwide. |
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April 03, 2007- 7.30 GMT
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"SAARC region not safe from barbaric
terrorist groups" President Rajapaksa appeals for
joint action against terrorism at SAARC Summit |
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"The
recent air attack at Katunayake by the LTTE must attract
the attention of all of us to the fact that our region
as a whole is not safe from the barbaric terrorist groups.
I wish to appeal to this august forum to work jointly
on a counter-terrorism strategy for our entire region
to defeat terrorism," Said President Mahinda Rajapaksa
addressing the opening session of the 14th SAARC Summit
at New Delhi today. |
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March 30, 2007- 8.30 GMT
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Commendable economic growth in 2006 -
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The
commendable economic growth of 7.4% achieved last year
despite an unprecedented series of obstacles is no accident.
It is a result of careful planning and efficient implementation,
said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, at the presentation
of the 2006 Annual Report of the Central Bank today
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March 30, 2007- 3.45 GMT
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President Rajapaksa leads Sri Lanka team
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa will lead the Sri Lanka delegation
at the 14th Summit of the South Asian Association of
Regional Cooperation - SAARC.
The Heads of State of the seven SAARC
member countries will meet at the 14th Summit in New
Delhi on 3rd & 4th April 2007. |
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March 29, 2007- 7.00 GMT
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The attempt is to defeat the people -
President Rajapaksa |
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"No
one should think that it if there is a loser in this
battle with terrorism it will be Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The attempt is to defeat the people of this country.
Those who think they will be right
on top if terrorism wins are making a grave mistake.
No on can be pleased if terrorism is victorious. On
September 11 the entire world was threatened with the
airborne attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
This made the United States too agreed on the need to
eradicate terrorism worldwide. It is now clear that
terrorism is a threat to our region too," said
President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking at the launch of
the 12,000
village development project under the Jathika Saviya
- Gama Neguma schemes, at Mirigama today. |
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March 27, 2007- 10.00 GMT
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LTTE's air strike capability a threat
to other countries too - President |
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The
LTTE air attacks threaten not only us. It is a threat
to other countries, too. At a time when terrorism manifests
itself in different ways, the LTTE's air strike capability
would become a threat to the international community,
said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the party
leaders who met at Temple Trees yesterday at the invitation
of the President, following the LTTE's air strike on
the Katunayake Air Force Base. |
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March 27, 2007- 3.30 GMT
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Joint condemnation of LTTE air attack |
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There
was widespread condemnation of the LTTE's air attack
on the Katunayake Air Force Base by political parties
from the Government and Opposition in Sri Lanka. |
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March 21, 2007- 8.25 GMT
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President upholds right of religious belief
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At
the Progress Review Meeting of the Ministry of Religious
Affairs held yesterday (20) at Temple Trees, Colombo,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured all citizens that
he is committed to safeguard their right to hold any
religious belief and practice their religion without
hindrances.
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March 20, 2007- 7.30 GMT
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Thai Buddhist monks meet President |
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A
delegation of Thai Buddhist monks led by Most Venerable
Phrabhavanaviriyakhun Nayake Thera met President Mahinda
Rajapaksa on March 19 at Temple Trees, Colombo. Ven.
Phrabhavanaviriyakhun is the Anunayake of the Dhammakaaya
Dharmayatanaya situated in Bangkok, Thailand.
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March 20, 2007- 7.15 GMT
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President meets Hela Urumaya leaders |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa met a delegation of Hela Urumaya comprising
its leader Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera MP, Ven. Atureliye
Ratana Thera MP, Ven. Omalpe Sobhita Thera MP, Minister
Champika Ranawaka and Mr. Udaya Gammanpila at Temple
Trees on March 19.
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March 13, 2007- 11.00 GMT
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Japan - Sri Lanka: Policy & Economic
Dialogues |
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa today met with Mr. Chihiro Atsumi,
Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs
of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. They discussed prevailing
economic ties between the two countries and means of
strengthening them.
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March 09, 2007- 9.00 GMT
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US supports Government’s humanitarian
mission in North and East |
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United
States Principal Deputy Secretary for South and Central
Asian Affairs Steven Mann who met President Mahinda
Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this morning pledged continued
US support for government’s development and humanitarian
programs including those in the North and East.
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March 05, 2007- 4.00 GMT
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China reaffirms support for fight against
terrorism - Joint communique by China and Sri Lanka |
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China
has reaffirmed its continued support to Sri Lanka in
its efforts to safeguard the country’s sovereignty,
national unity and the territorial integrity against
terrorist forces. China welcomed the positive steps
taken by the Government of Sri Lanka to reach a peaceful
resolution of ethnic issues through negotiations.
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