‘Reconciliation will be achieved through local efforts’

The late Lakshman Kadirgamar was a great servant of this nation, whose determined and selfless contributions to Sri Lanka were tragically cut short by an LTTE sniper in August 2005. During his life, Mr. Kadirgamar strongly believed that “People who live in Sri Lanka are first and foremost Sri Lankans”.

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Reconciliation conference:

Platform for broad spectrum of ideas

The first National Conference on Reconciliation, held at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies under the theme ‘Reconciliation: The way forward for post-conflict Sri Lanka’ was momentous at a time Sri Lanka is on a path of recovery after the conflict era.

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LLRC report should be given a fair hearing

The Sunday Observer spoke to several personalities on the handing over of the much anticipated Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week. The report which received a great deal of publicity in the international arena, drew equal criticism before it even wrapped up its work.

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