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The 30
year war
against
terror
in the
country
is over
but this
is not a
reason
to
relax.
We have
to work
hard for
the
development
of the
country,
said
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
at the
Convocation
of the
General
Sir John
Kotelawala
Defence
University
held at
BMICH
yesterday
(27).
The
country
has
begun a
new era
and
those
who
suffered
in the
past are
now
living
in
happiness
because
of
sacrifices
made by
our war
heroes.
We must
be
grateful
to them,
he
further
said.
When
soldiers
carried
out the
humanitarian
operation
to
rescue
trapped
civilians,
they
were
holding
a gun in
one hand
and the
Human
Rights
Declaration
in the
other,
with
love in
their
hearts.
In this
context
our
security
forces
cannot
be
compared
to any
other
security
force in
the
world.
Knowledge,
intellect
and love
for the
country
disciplined
them,
the
President
stated.
If a
war of
this
scale
took
place in
any
other
country,
thousands
of
civilians
would
have
died.
But this
did not
happen
in Sri
Lanka,
he
added.
President
Rajapaksa
noted
that
each
member
of the
Security
Forces
holding
a gun
has more
responsibility
than
anyone
else.
They
should
protect
every
citizen
and
carry
out
their
duty
towards
national
security.
Even
though
terrorism
is wiped
out,
national
security
cannot
be
forgotten.
In the
past
many
opportunities
were
lost
because
this was
forgotten.
In
future
this
cannot
happen,
the
President
further
stated.
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