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Equal rights for all:

UN Secy. Gen. endorses President’s stance

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon endorsed the stance taken by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in bringing the country together and ensuring the equal rights of all citizens irrespective of their racial and religious differences.

The UN Chief was speaking to the press at the Queens Hotel, Kandy after his meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House in the Hill Capital. Ban Ki-Moon said that he was happy with the discussion he had with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and he also shared the views expressed by the President in finding an early settlement to the crisis in the country by uniting all people with equal rights.

Commenting on the end of the LTTE terrorism he said that the outfit was very unfair by keeping the innocent civilians as human shields in the war-torn areas. The UN Chief also said that extra care should be taken for the welfare of the internally displaced children, pregnant women and the elderly persons.

He also added that the Government has assured him that before the end of this year 80% of IDPs would be settled in their original places.

Elaborating further on the settlement of the IDPs in their original places the UN Chief underlined that de-mining should be given priority before any kind of resettlement of the IDPs.

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama also accompanied Ban Ki-Moon at the press briefing and categorically said that the Sri Lankan Security Forces carried out the war against terrorism without leaving room for any human rights violations.

He also said that the Government would now focus on finding a political solution for the ethnic strife and it was happy to see that almost all the political parties have rallied around the Government on reaching a political settlement.

Earlier, UN Secretary General Bank Ki-Moon toured the Menik Farm Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Vavuniya and spoke to several displaced civilians, verifying their welfare.

He spent 20 minutes walking through the camp. He also walked into a makeshift clinic where he saw around 100 elderly patients, some with gaping wounds who had been caught up in the conflict. Commenting on the IDP camp, he said that there were huge challenges that can only be overcome by strong support from the international community.

Ban Ki-Moon added that the security put up in the IDP Camp was not meant to hold back the IDPs, and efforts were being made to resettle and reintegrate them.

The UN Chief assured that he would mobilise UN agencies and international, non-governmental organisations to help with the resettlement process.

 

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