India never forced Lanka [June 28 2011]

India has never forced Sri Lanka to find any solution - the 13th Amendment or any thing, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

Addressing the media heads he said the meetings with the Indian delegation - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, National Security Advisor Shivashankar Menon and Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar- was very cordial and they who, first had discussions with several high profile Sri Lankan officials, they met him.

" Relationship between Sri Lanka and India remains strong and it will strengthen more", he said.