Bahrain to support IDP rehabilitation

Bahrain Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today assured
his country's fullest support for the resettlement and rehabilitation
process of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the North. The
visiting Premier gave this assurance during a bilateral discussion held with
the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning, the Presidential
Media Unit said.

Bahrain PM has expressed his gratification to the President for his
leadership in defeating the terrorism in the country. "The defeat of
terrorism in Sri Lanka under the leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa
was both admirable and commendable, as well as an example to other countries
facing this threat to freedom today, the Bahrain leader said.

He said that this huge accomplishment of Sri Lanka is a good example for
other nations fighting terrorism. Sri Lanka President appraising the
Bahraini leader of the steps taken by the government to resettle and
rehabilitate more than 280,000 internally displaced persons in the North
thanked the Bahrain government for the assistance given by them for the
development process in the North.

The Prime Minister commending the work done by the government for the
welfare of the displaced assured his country's support for the development
of the troubled region and said that Bahrain would have discussions with
other countries to garner their assistance to rebuild Sri Lanka.