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Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for national unity to defeat any attempt to destabilise the country.Speaking in parliament after presenting the national budget for 2014, Rajapaksa said Thursday that despite the army

IANS Published : Nov 22, 2013 6:31 IST, Updated : Nov 22, 2013 6:34 IST

He also said that the arrival of heads of states' for the Commonwealth summit last week dispelled allegations against Sri Lanka.


The Sri Lankan government has been previously accused of human rights abuses during the final stages of the war against the Tamil Tiger rebels.

The rebels were defeated in May 2009 after 30 years of combat. The government says it needs time to address the concerns on human rights.
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