Sri Lanka is seriously considering a better power sharing mechanism at the national level to ensure equity to all its citizens, particularly the Tamils and other minorities, Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris said.
Delivering the second R. K. Mishra Memorial Lecture, in New Delhi on October 15, Prof. Peiris said though the 13th Amendment, which empowers the provincial governments, had been a significant achievement in the devolution of power in the island country, Sri Lanka still thinks a lot more needs to be done for better sharing of power and ensuring equity at the national level.
The lecture organized by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) was titled "Growth, Equity, and Security: Constitutional Imperatives for South Asia".
“We need a viable power sharing mechanism at the national level. We are seriously considering this,” the minister said.
According to Prof Peiris not any particular system of governance is suited for everyone. Stating that Sri Lanka had experimented different kinds of systems, he said “we need a hybrid system (of different kinds of governance) that combines both first-past-the-post system and the proportional representation system. It will be the best answer to Sri Lanka’s challenges”.
Emphasising on the need for security, Prof. Peiris said Sri Lankan people were now celebrating the emancipation from LTTE terror which had affected the country for more than two decades.
He said the Sri Lankan government was seeking the active support and help of its diaspora for strengthening and consolidating peace and rebuilding the war-ravaged northern and eastern regions.
Expressing the Sri Lankan Government’s resolve to ensure peace in the South Asian region, the minister said his government was working very closely with all its neighbours, especially India, in fighting terror, The Financial Express reports.
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