Govt goes for Provincial Council in North

THE Government will establish Provincial Council administration in the war-torn Northern province after putting in place the infrastructure and groundwork at a gradual pace, Minister Douglas Devananda told the Sunday Observer.

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‘Supports UN and Treaties’:

Govt opposes UNSG’s panel

The Government yesterday rejected claims that it was “going against” the United Nations in objecting to the appointment of a three-member Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka by UN Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-Moon.

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Interference into internal affairs of a country:

United Nations breaks cardinal principle - Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake says the attempts made by the United Nations to interfere in Sri Lanka’s affairs is a violation of the UN charter and it should not be done in a decent society. The Minister in an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer said one of the basic principles that we must follow is not to interfere into the internal affairs of a country.

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