"Since the ground situation has changed in the country today after the defeat of LTTE last year, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has no intention of maintaining the Emergency Regulation a moment longer than necessary," Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris said.

Addressing media at the Ministry of External Affairs this morning, the Minister said the prevailing situation in the country is favorable for the revision of most of the clauses of the Emergency Regulation Act. He said it was not sensible enough to take the same decision an year ago since the situation was different at that time.

"The scaling down is not due to any international pressure and the motivation of the Mahinda Rajapaksa's government at all-time is the wellbeing of Sri Lanka," Prof. Peiris said.

The relevant motion will be presented at the Parliament by the Prime Minister tomorrow and a two day debate will follow.

The emergency was imposed in August 2005 after the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar by the LTTE.