Sarath Fonseka will be released soon, says Rajapaksa
 COLOMBO, May 15, 2012
Jailed former Army Commander of Sri Lanka Sarath Fonseka, who led the Eelam war IV against the Tamil Tigers and helped win it, is set to be released shortly.
“We will release him soon,” Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told The Hindu on the sidelines of a function organised to launch a book, Gota's War, here on Monday.
MP's role
Mr. Rajapaksa said the person who tried hard to secure Gen. Fonseka's release, Member of Parliament Tiran Alles, was ...
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U.S. move hits small nations: Rajapaksa
 COLOMBO, Feb 1, 2012
As the United States' and European Union's combined sanctions against Iran take effect, small nations like Sri Lanka are extremely worried. Sri Lanka depends almost entirely on Iran for its crude oil supplies and the only refinery in the country, Sapugaskanda, can only process Iranian crude.
“We are discussing what we should do,” Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said when asked what the country's options were at an interaction with ...
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Krishna meets Rajapaksa, stresses solution for Tamils
 Colombo, January 17, 2012
A political settlement to Tamils in Sri Lanka and a solution that answers the aspirations of the Tamil community…is the most important issue to be resolved, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, here on Tuesday.
During the 90-minute breakfast meeting between the two leaders at Temple Trees, the official residence of the Sri Lankan President, a wide range of issues were discussed but the focus ...
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Lankans 'gave up joy' for Indians: Rajapaksa
 April 05, 2011 ,Colombo:
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday hailed the returning national cricket team after their efforts in reaching the World Cup final -- which they lost to India.
Rajapaksa, flanked by his wife Shiranthi, presented players with a 5,000 rupee gold coin and a pair of gold cufflinks encrusted with colouful stones, during a ceremony at his home.
"Whether you won the Cup or not, going to the final, was a great achievement," Rajapaksa said referring to ...
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Expedite rehab process, Manmohan tells Rajapaksa
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday reminded visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa of the "historic opportunity" now before him to bring about a reconciliation between the Sinhalese and Tamils in his country and offered more help, technical and financial, to help the warhit nation along on the road to recovery.
Seven pacts were signed, covering areas ranging from a study on connecting the power grids of the two countries to enabling transfer of prisoners sentenced by each other's ...
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