13.5.2008
Pics - Sudath Silva
H.E
The President Mahinda RajapaksaPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa
speaking to Sri Lanka Freedom Party supporters in London
today (13) said that it is the due responsibility of all
patriotic Sri Lankans to convey to the international community
the real situation in Sri Lanka as the LTTE is carrying
an international false propaganda campaign distorting
the image of the nation.
He
emphasized that terrorism should be defeated irrespective
of political agendas represented by each and every one.
President
Rajapaksa also informed the Sri Lankan expatriates in
London of the initiatives taken by his Government towards
sustainable development of the country and measures taken
to ensure democracy to the people who were deprived that
right due to LTTE intimidation for many decades.
The
President is scheduled to address the Oxford Union today
on the topic of “Strategy towards Empowering the
Rural Economy of Sri Lanka”.
President
Rajapaksa will be the first Sri Lankan Head of State and
Sri Lankan statesman who has not previously held office
in the Oxford Union to address it as a guest speaker.
The last distinguished Sri Lankan who addressed the Oxford
Union was former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.
