President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Sri
Lanka government continue to receive praise
and good wishes from many countries and
national leaders for the successful defeat
of terrorism in the country.
Russia welcomes defeat of terrorism
The Russian government welcomes the historic
victory achieved by the Sri Lankan security
forces against LTTE terrorists, resulting in
the restoration of Government control over
the entire territory of the country and the
freeing of civilians held as human shields
by the LTTE.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reflected the
invaluable support of the Russian Federation
for Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism measures,
both in the bilateral context, as well as at
regional and international fora.
Malaysia admires liberating the areas
from LTTE
Malaysia felicitates the Sri Lankan
government for unifying the entire country
and liberating the areas which were under
the control of the LTTE for the past 27
years, Datuk Anifah Bin Haji Aman, Malaysian
Minister of Foreign Affairs said.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister conveyed the
Government’s appreciation of the generous
contribution of US$ 100,000 by the Malaysian
Government for the rehabilitation of IDPs in
the North.
Iran-warm congratulations for defeating
LTTEThe Islamic Republic of Iran has
extended its warm congratulations to the
President, and the Sri Lankan government on
the success achieved by Sri Lanka in
defeating LTTE terrorism.
The Iranian Foreign Minister said that
Iran has maintained close relations with Sri
Lanka and has always condemned terrorism
and, consistently upheld the sovereignty and
the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. He
said that he was speaking on behalf of the
President of Iran who has conveyed his best
wishes to Sri Lanka and will personally
speak to the President of Sri Lanka at a
mutually convenient time. Iran has also
offered assistance through the Red Crescent,
for the emergency relief operations for the
IDPs in the North.
Pakistan felicitates “great victory over
terrorism”
Pakistan has felicitated the Sri Lankan
government on the achievement of the “great
victory over terrorism”. It stated that
Pakistan has always been a steadfast friend
of Sri Lanka and strongly supported the
country’s unity, sovereignty and territorial
integrity and re-affirmed Pakistan’s
continued cooperation with Sri Lanka in
countering terrorism. Pakistan government
congratulates Sri Lanka on the defeat of
terrorism, which is indeed a great victory
for all peace loving people in the country,
the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of
Pakistan said.
United States welcomes end of Sri Lankan
conflict
The United States welcomes the end of
fighting in Sri Lanka and the conclusion of
a 26-year civil war. It remains deeply
concerned for the welfare of the hundreds of
thousands of displaced persons uprooted by
the recent fighting.
In its message of welcome the US states, “we
are prepared to work with the government to
provide for the basic needs of all of its
citizens, and abide by its commitment to
return the majority of [displaced persons]
to their homes by the end of this year. To
heal the wounds created by terrorism,
requires the government to work toward
building a democratic and economically
viable nation that is tolerant and united
and works for social justice for all its
citizens”.
Japan welcomes defeat of the LTTE
Japan welcomes the defeat of the separatists
Tamil Tigers and the end of hostilities in
Sri Lanka.
The Japanese Prime Minister welcomed the new
developments, the ending of hostilities in
Sri Lanka and expressed readiness to help in
rehabilitation and resettlement work,
together with an improvement in the
political process towards peace building.
The Japanese Prime Minister said he would
like to see Sri Lanka build infrastructure,
adding that Japan would support Sri Lanka’s
efforts as much as possible.
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