Akashi happy

by P. Krishnaswamy

Visiting Japanese special peace envoy, Yasushi Akashi was happy over the Government’s successful military operation to end terrorism and expressed the support of his government, Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohana told the “Sunday Observer”.

They also understood the fact the Sri Lankan government was doing everything possible to handle the problem of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and appreciated that adequate quantities of food supplies have been sent to them. The envoy also assured of Japan’s continued cooperation to the government towards developing the areas that have been liberated from the LTTE, the Foreign Secretary quoted Akashi as saying further, during his meetings with the Foreign Minister.

Akashi expressed satisfaction at the efforts undertaken by the Sri Lankan Government to safeguard the civilian population and expressed his confidence in the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) as a viable mechanism through which to bring about devolution of power and to build a pluralistic Sri Lankan society, according to a media release issued by the Foreign Ministry.

He stated that Japan was fully conscious of the Sri Lanka government’s commitment to finding a political solution to the conflict, and expressed the hope that the political process would continue, it has been the release said.