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    “Let Us Work Together to Overcome Obstacles” – President Tells Namibia Featured

    June 15, 2014

    “We must work together to overcome obstacles including unjustified external forces,” President
    Mahinda Rajapaksa told the Namibian Prime Minister Hage Geingob. “The situations of the countries
    which were subjected to foreign interferences are worse today than before. Those countries are more
    chaotic, and it is the only thing that had happened.”


    The meeting between the President and the Namibian Prime Minister took place at Hotel Los Tajibos
    today. President Rajapaksa is currently visiting Santa Cruz in Bolivia to attend the Golden Jubilee of the
    G77. During the meeting, Prime Minister Geingob extended the good wishes of his President
    Hifikepunye Pohamba to President Rajapaksa.


    President Rajapaksa, apprising the Namibian Prime Minister of the progress achieved by Sri Lanka
    following the end of the conflict, pointed out that the country has done much work in the areas of
    resettling internally displaced persons, rehabilitating and reintegrating ex-combatants, releasing ex-child
    soldiers and developing infrastructure within a short span of time.


    “We were able to hold provincial council elections in the North,” the President said. “We have appointed
    commissions for national reconciliation. One is the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and
    the other one is the Presidential Commission to Investigate Complaints Regarding Missing Persons.
    People live in peace. The only ones who are unhappy are the politicians and forces against the
    country.”


    The Namibian Prime Minister, explaining the similar situation his country is faced with, expressed his
    gratitude to President Rajapaksa for Sri Lanka’s assistance extended towards Namibia.
    Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris, Secretary to the President Mr. Lalith Weeratunga,
    Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Mrs. Kshenuka Senewiratne, Sri Lanka’s Permanent
    Representative to the United Nations Dr. Palitha Kohona and Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Cuba Mr.
    Sarath Dissanayake were also present at the discussion.

    Last modified on Sunday, 15 June 2014 09:30

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