Displaced Muslims being resettled

Minister of Justice Athauda Seneviratne said that the Government has taken steps to resettle Muslims displaced due to the conflict.

The Minister said that a large number of Muslims were displaced. The Government settled them in Puttalam and provides all facilities. The Minister said that the resettlement of Muslims displaced in the Mannar district has reached the final stage following the initiatives by Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa who plays a lead role in resettlement activities.

The minister said that Law and Order was not maintained properly in the North when terrorism prevailed and that the setting up of courts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces has begun.

He said that steps have been taken to establish three court houses in the Mannar district where a large number of Muslims reside.

The Minister said who has been the President of the Sri Lanka Palestine Friendship Association for many decades said that Sri Lanka always expects Libiyan support to rebuild the nation after the LTTE battle.

The Libiyan Ambassador said that job opportunities for Sri Lankans in Libya will be further expanded.

The Ambassador also said that the Libyan people were aware of the peaceful environment prevailing in Sri Lanka and that he hoped that Libyan investors will look forward to investment opportunities in Sri Lanka in the future.