The Government will not waver in its determination to fight terrorism to the end, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared yesterday.

Speaking at the launch of the Central Bank's 2007 Annual Report in Colombo, President Rajapaksa said the LTTE's atrocities would harden the Government's resolve to eliminate terrorism.

"The LTTE killed several Ministers and MPs this year. Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was the latest victim. But the terrorists will be sadly mistaken if they think that we could be driven into submission through these acts. Far from it, we will be even more determined to wipe out terrorism from this land," he asserted.

He said the Government has been able to record an impressive economic growth despite the challenge posed by terrorism and the global economic problems. It would continue the campaign against terrorism while developing the country.