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DATE: 30 December 2005
India Welcomes Sri Lanka’s Offer for Early Resumption of Peace Talks
His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka and Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa paid a State Visit to India from December 27-30, 2005, at the invitation of the President of India,..........................read more
DATE: 30 December 2005
Canada Concerned About Deteriorating Security Situation in Sri Lanka
Canada is deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Sri Lanka. Attacks on the security forces, civilians, and the assassination of Joseph Pararajasingham,..........................read more
DATE: 28 December 2005
Encouraging Peace in Sri Lanka
On December 24, representatives of the Co-Chairs of the Sri Lanka Donors Group, from Japan, the European Community, Norway and the United Kingdom met with Liberation Tigers..,..........................read more
DATE: 27 December 2005
CFA Must be Upheld- Erik Solheim
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim expressed in a statement today his Government's deep concern about the recent increase in violence in Sri Lanka..,..........................read more
DATE: 27 December 2005
LTTE’s Contempt of Diplomatic Efforts by Co-Chair Countries
This afternoon the LTTE attacked a convoy of Army vehicles in the general area of Orankatte in the Jaffna peninsula by exploding a claymore mine.,..........................read more
DATE: 25 December 2005
Assassination- An Assault On Democracy
In the early hours of this morning, Hon. Joseph Pararajasingham, Member of Parliament for the Batticaloa district from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK),..........................read more
DATE: 24 December 2005
Co-Chairs Express Deep Concern About Escalation of Violence
The Tokyo Co-Chairs (US, Norway, Japan and the EU) met at high level in Brussels on 19 December 2005. The Co-Chairs requested,..........................read more
DATE: 23 December 2005
LTTE Disregards Peace Again
A three vehicle convoy of the Sri Lanka Navy traveling from Mannar to Thalaimannar carrying after-leave Navy personnel was attacked by the LTTE this afternoon,..........................read more
DATE: 22 December 2005
Deliberate Hostile Act by the LTTE
This morning two dinghies of the Sri Lanka Navy engaged in a routine Lagoon patrolling operation off the coast of Pallimunai near Mannar Island came under attack by the LTTE.,..........................read more
DATE: 19 December 2005
Co-Chair Meeting – Final Statement
The Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference met in Brussels on 19 December 2005 to review the situation in Sri Lanka.,..........................read more
DATE: 16 December 2005
Statement by the Coordinating Secretary to the Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera
Certain media reports referring to the meeting in Hong Kong between Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre,..........................read more
DATE: 15 December 2005
Sri Lanka - Norway Joint Statement
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, this evening in Hong Kong..........................read more
DATE: 14 December 2005
Tamil Tigers (LTTE) Fire at Air Force Helicopter
Tamil Tigers (LTTE) this afternoon (14) around 3.10 p.m. fired small arms on an MI-17 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force while it was on its way,.........................read more
DATE: 14 December 2005
Sri Lanka Foreign Minister to Meet Norwegian Counterpart
In keeping with the Government’s commitment to commence talks with the LTTE, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will be meeting the Foreign,.........................read more
DATE: 11 December 2005
Switzerland Condemns Attacks on Soldiers and Civilians
The Embassy of Switzerland strongly condemns the attacks in the North and East of Sri Lanka, in which more than twenty soldiers and civilians have,.........................read more
DATE: 08 December 2005
Australia Condemns Sri Lanka Ceasefire Agreement Violations
Australia is deeply concerned about the recent escalation in violence in the North and East of Sri Lanka, and condemns in particular the two attacks in Jaffna,.........................read more
DATE: 07 December 2005
Royal Norwegian Government to Continue its Role as Facilitator to the Peace Process
H.E. Hans Brattskar, Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy called on H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka today. At this meeting,.........................read more
DATE: 07 December 2005
Government Condemns in Strongest Possible Terms Continued Killings by the LTTE
It is regrettable that in less than forty-eight hours the government has been called upon once again to condemn in the strongest possible terms a claymore mine attack on Army personnel,.........................read more
DATE: 06 December 2005
Sri Lanka - Violations of the Ceasefire Agreement
The following statement was issued by the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2005,.........................read more
DATE: 04 December 2005
Government Strongly Condemns Killing of Six Soldiers
The Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of six Army personnel in a claymore mine attack at Kondavil in Jaffna at around 1 p.m. today. At the time of the attack,.........................read more
DATE: 01 December 2005
India-Sri Lanka Joint Statement
“Throughout the election campaign we stressed that we would be working to achieve an honourable peace in the country.........................read more
DATE: 28 November 2005
President Mahinda Rajapaksa Briefs the Diplomatic Community
“Throughout the election campaign we stressed that we would be working to achieve an honourable peace in the country.........................read more
DATE: 25 November 2005
Sri Lanka President's First Policy Statement Calls for Revision
My Government will give the highest priority to launch a new peace process to usher in a lasting peace through a political solution to the country’s national question. Our method is discussion instead of war..........................read more
DATE: 19 November 2005
I Am Not The Master But The Trustee - President Rajapakse
“Throughout the election campaign we stressed that we would be working to achieve an honourable peace in the country.........................read more
DATE: 19 November 2005
Statement By The UK Presidency Of The European Union On The Presidential Election In Sri Lanka
The UK Presidency of the EU notes the results of the Presidential election in Sri Lanka on 17 November and extends its warm congratulations to Mr Mahinda Rajapakse........................read more
DATE: 19 November 2005
Sri Lanka – Presidential Election
The United States congratulates Mahinda Rajapakse on his victory in the November 17 presidential election and commends those citizens of Sri Lanka who peacefully exercised their democratic.......................read more
DATE: 18 November 2005
Statement By The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Japan On The Sri Lankan Presidential Election
The Government of Japan appreciates that the election was conducted on November 17 (Thu) in a largely peaceful manner,.......................read more
DATE: 18 November 2005
Canada Welcomes Successful Conclusion of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election
Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew today welcomed the successful conclusion of elections for the President of Sri Lanka. The elections took place on November 17, 2005.......................read more
DATE: 14 November 2005
Sri Lankan Children Overwhelmingly Support Peace
If they were President, only 3 percent of Sri Lankan children would be in favor of fighting a war. Most children would instead prefer to promote peace and bridge political and ethnic differences, a poll released today has revealed.......................read more
DATE: 06 November 2005
What Lies Ahead in Sri Lanka?
Address made at the forum on "The Sri Lanka Peace Process: Dead end or is there hope?" held on 4 November 2005, in Washington DC, organized by CSIS in collaboration with the East-West Center......................read more
DATE: 31 October 2005
Government Condemns Killing of Intelligence Officer
Lt. Col T.R. Meedin, Grade One Staff Officer of the Military Intelligence Corps, was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning by gunmen near his residence at Kiribathgoda.....................read more
DATE: 04 October 2005
UNESCO Could Play a Key Role in Creating Conditions for Peace - President in Paris
President Chandrika Kumaratunga yesterday addressed delegates from 140 member states numbering over a thousand who assembled at the UNESCO Head Quarters here in Paris.....................read more
DATE: 26 September 2005
European Union Declaration Condemning Terrorism in Sri Lanka
The European Union hereby declares its condemnation of the continuing use of violence and terrorism by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). ....................read more
DATE: 18 September 2005
Reconciliation and Peace Efforts Marred by LTTE Belligerence States President at UNGA
President Chandrika Kumaratunga repeated her call to the World Community to exert pressure on the LTTE to respect democratic norms in her address to the 60th Session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday 17th September....................read more
DATE: 12 September 2005
Sri Lanka Peace Process: Problems and Prospects
Over nine years ago, I had the pleasure of addressing the Asia Society’s Washington Centre as my country’s Ambassador to the USA...................read more
DATE: 09 September 2005
Sanction Terror Groups That Challenge Sovereignty–President at 2005 World Summit in New York
“The engagement of armed groups for peace should not be done at the expense of the capability for democratic governance of a sovereign State”..................read more
DATE: 09 September 2005
Sri Lanka Peace Process: Role of International Community
It is a pleasure to be back in Washington, DC - a city I first visited as an 18 year old and where later I served six and a half years..................read more
DATE: 09 September 2005
A Note on the Regional Dimensions of Population and Unemployment in Sri Lanka
The objective of this note is to present a regional profile of population and unemployment in Sri Lanka . Figures 1 and 2 are based on data provided by the Registrar General's Office while Figures 3-6 are ..................read more
DATE: 07 September 2005
Talks on the Ceasefire Agreement in Colombo
The Government of Sri Lanka has for sometime been informing the Norwegian facilitator of the urgent need to have a meeting with the LTTE, in order to discuss several problems that have arisen in the implementation of the..................read more
DATE: 05 September 2005
China- Sri Lanka Joint Communiqué
China and Sri Lanka issued a joint communiqué in Beijing at the end of Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's visit to China. .............read more
DATE: 25 August 2005
The United Nations Pays Tribute to Late Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar
The President and the General Assembly of the United Nations paid tribute to the memory of the late Lakshman Kadirgamar, ..................read more
DATE: 18 August 2005
Under Age Child Recruitment on the Increase August 2005
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka is deeply concerned to note the dramatic increase in child recruitment by the LTTE reported from our offices in the North and East,..................read more
DATE: 16 August 2005
Sri Lanka  Urges International Community to Take Immediate and Tangible Action Against the LTTE and Its Front Organizations
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US Bernard A.B. Goonatillake today called for concerted international action that is immediate and tangible against the LTTE,..................read more
DATE: 16 August 2005
UN Security Council Condemns Assassination of Minister Kadirgamar as a "Senseless Act of Terrorism"
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar as a “senseless act of terrorism”,..................read more
DATE: 15 August 2005
Sri Lanka Urges Strong Anti-Terrorist Measures from the International
Community following Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s Assassination
The members of the Security Council learned, with great sadness and a deep sense of loss, of the assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka on 12 August 2005...................read more
DATE: 15 August 2005
Statement by the President of the Security Council on the Assassination of Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister
The members of the Security Council learned, with great sadness and a deep sense of loss, of the assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka on 12 August 2005...................read more
DATE: 14 August 2005
Terrorism is No Freedom Struggle - President
President Chandrika Kumaratunga addressed the nation today, and spoke of the loss of a great humanist and a dear friend and colleague..................read more
DATE: 13 August 2005
Kadirgamar a Hero of Our Times- President
President Chandrika Kumaratunga was deeply saddened to learn of the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar late last night..................read more
DATE: 13 August 2005
Statement by Commissioner Ferrero Waldner on the Assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar
I was deeply shocked by the assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar. At this tragic time, I offer my sympathy and condolences to his grieving family and to his friends and colleagues.................read more
DATE: 13 August 2005
Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Assassination of Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka
I am shocked and saddened by the assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar...............read more
DATE: 13 August 2005
India Unresdly Condemns the Tragic Assassination of Minister Kadirgamar
The Government of India has condemned unreservedly the tragic assassination of Honourable Lakshman Kadirgamar, the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. A statement issued in New Delhi this morning said:................read more
DATE: 12 August 2005
Kofi Annan Deplores Assassination of Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister
The Secretary-General is shocked and saddened to learn that a few hours ago, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was shot and killed in Colombo................read more
DATE: 09 August 2005
Child Recruitment Zero Tolerance and Non-Negotiable
Although highlighted continuously by both local and international media, child conscription by the LTTE continues regardless...............read more
DATE: 05 August 2005
President Denounces Jaffna Incident
President Chandrika Kumaratunga has condemned the unfortunate shooting incident on Thursday [4th August] involving Army personnel near Innuvil in the Jaffna Peninsula..............read more
DATE: 04 August 2005
Vidar Helgesen Calls on President
President Chandrika Kumaratunga received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway Vidar Helgesen, at President’s House on Thursday, 4th August.............read more
DATE: 01 August 2005
Peace is Good Business By Jayantha Dhanapala
The UNDP's Invest-in-Peace Project held its fourth session of the Domestic Investors' Dialogue (DID) in Colombo on Friday 29th July 2005 in the form of an informal meeting between local Sri Lankan business leaders and Colombo-based policymakers............read more
DATE: 27 July 2005
Government of Sri Lanka Welcomes UN Security Council's Unanimous Adoption of Resolution 1612 (2005)
The Government of Sri Lanka welcomes the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption on 26 July 2005,...........read more
DATE: 26 July 2005
Security Council Establishes Monitoring, Reporting Mechanism on Use of Child Soldiers, Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1612 (2005)
Strongly condemning the recruitment and use of child soldiers by parties to armed conflict,...........read more
DATE: 25 July 2005
Tokyo Donor Conference Co-Chairs call on President
President Chandrika Kumaratunga met with the Colombo-based diplomatic representatives of the four Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference, at their request today...........read more
DATE: 19 July 2005
Statement by Sri Lanka Peace Process Co-Chairs
The Co-chairs of the Sri Lanka peace process, the European Union, United States, Japan and Norway, are alarmed by the deteriorating security situation in Sri Lanka...........read more
DATE: 15 July 2005
Sujatha Jayawardena Memorial Oration By Jayantha Dhanapala
Mr. President and members of the University of Colombo Alumni Association, members of the family of the late Mrs. Sujata Jayawardena, Ladies and Gentlemen...........read more
DATE: 14 July 2005
President Appeals for Calm and Restraint in Trincomalee
President Kumaratunga is deeply concerned and saddened by the violence and loss of life occurring in and around Trincomalee,...........read more
DATE: 11 July 2005
Government Responds to LTTE Ultimatum
Mr Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) today handed over to Mr Hagrup Haukland, Head of Mission, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission,...........read more
DATE: 07 July 2005
National Mine Action Week
Landmines and unexploded ordinances (UXOs) are a major problem throughout the North and East of Sri Lanka,...........read more
DATE: 07 July 2005
Returning Land to Safe and Productive Use
Sri Lanka's courageous de-mining teams now have a state of the art machine that will eliminate the risk of horrible injury when teams go out to clear some of the thousands of mines still active in the country...........read more
DATE: 07 July 2005
United States Position on P-TOMS Trust Fund
The U.S. supports a mechanism, such as that outlined in the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS), to coordinate the equitable and expeditious prioritization, delivery and distribution of assistance to tsunami victims from all communities in the North and East..........read more
DATE: 30 June 2005
P- TOMS Government Dispels Apprehension
The Government and the LTTE on Friday 24th June signed a Memorandum of Understanding.........read more
DATE: 30 June 2005
Government Condemns Killing of Soldiers
Three soldiers attached to the 233 Brigade in Batticaloa were gunned down at Urani in the Batticaloa district this morning.........read more
DATE: 28 June 2005
President Holds Fresh Discussions with Muslim Legislators
President Chandrika Kumaratunga held a fresh round of discussions on the P-TOMS or TRC with the Muslim Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the Government.........read more
DATE: 27 June 2005
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Establishment of a Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS)
Preamble
WHEREAS the tsunami that struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004 (the “tsunami”) destroyed
........read more
DATE: 27 June 2005
U.S. Embassy Statement on the Signing of Joint Mechanism on Tsunami Aid Distribution
The United States welcomes the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam decision to sign an agreement to create a joint mechanism on tsunami reconstruction........read more
DATE: 25 June 2005
Declaration by the Presidency on Behalf of the European Union on the Agreement on a Post-Tsunami Operations Management Structure (P-TOMS) in Sri Lanka
The European Union welcomes the agreement on a Post-Tsunami Operations Management Structure (P-TOMS).......read more
DATE: 25 June 2005
Sri Lankan Agreement on Tsunami Assistance
I welcome the signing of an agreement between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to establish a Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS).......read more
DATE: 24 June 2005
Secretary-General Pleased at Joint Commitment by Sri Lanka Government, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam to Rebuilding Tsunami- Affected Areas
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:......read more
DATE: 24 June 2005
Canada Welcomes Agreement Between Sri Lankan Government and LTTE on Reconstruction Projects
Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew and International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll today welcomed the signing of the Post-Tsunami Operations Management Structure......read more
DATE: 24 June 2005
P-TOMS Signed
An agreement to establish a Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS), otherwise known as the Tsunami Relief Council,......read more
DATE: 21 June 2005
Helgesen to Convey Muslim Concerns to Kilinochchi
President Chandrika Kumaratunga received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway, Vidar Helgesen, at the President’s House on Tuesday, 21st June 2005......read more
DATE: 16June 2005
Sri Lanka Participates in Seminar to Combat Terrorist Financing
Law enforcement and regulatory professionals from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives participated in a seminar......read more
DATE: 13 June 2005
Statement of the Co-Chairs of the Sri Lanka Donor Group
The following is a statement released by the Co-chairs of the Sri Lanka Donor Group, who met June 13, 2005, in Washington D.C......read more
DATE: 03 June 2005
Visit of Her Excellency President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to India
Her Excellency, Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka, paid a working visit to India from June 2-4, 2005......read more
DATE: 31 May 2005
Government Condemns Killing
Major Nizam Muthaliph of the Sri Lanka Army was killed, this morning,.....read more
DATE: 18 May 2005
Symbiotic Link Between Peace and Development - Jayantha Dhanapala
In his presentation to the Sri Lanka Development Forum on Tuesday (May 17th) afternoon Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala said, “there is a complex symbiotic link between peace and development” The Secretary General of Sri Lanka’s Peace Secretariat said.....read more
DATE: 14 March 2005
Commission of Inquiry on Alleged Attacks on LTTE
President Chandrika Kumaratunga on 3rd March 2005 named two judges to serve on the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on alleged attacks on LTTE cadres in the East of the country.....read more
DATE: 07 March 2005
Persuade LTTE to Return for Talks, President Urges EU
The European Union's Commissioner for External Relations Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner was at President's House this afternoon........read more
DATE: 06 March 2005
"Jayantha Dhanapala's Statement Explained Government Position" - D.E.W. Gunesekera
The head of the Government's Peace Secretariat Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala recently made a clear statement to the effect that the government was prepared to reach an agreement on a final solution.......read more
DATE: 03 March 2005
Interim Authority within Context of Permanent Settlement
There has been some confusion with regard to the reasons for the failure to resume talks with the LTTE last year. The Government wishes to clarify this issue with regard to efforts to draw up an agenda for the resumption.......read more
DATE: 25 February 2005
GOSL Committed to Equitable Allocation of Tsunami Aid to North and East
President Chandrika Kumaratunga received the Special Advisor of the Royal Norwegian Government Erik Solheim at President's House on Thursday, 24th February.......read more
DATE: 23 February 2005
GOSL Statement on Third Anniversary of CFA
Today, 23rd February 2005, marks the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Ceasefire between the GOSL and the LTTE......read more
DATE: 08 February 2005
Government condemns killing
The Government of Sri Lanka condemns the killing of six persons, including the LTTE political head for Ampara - Batticaloa, Kousalyan,.....read more
DATE: 04 February 2005
President's National Day Message
We commence our 57th year of Independence at a momentous time in our history......read more
DATE: 25 January 2005
Joint Press Statement from the Sri Lanka Donor Co-Chairs Meeting
The Sri Lanka donor Co-chairs came together today to express their support to Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami disaster.....read more
DATE: 25 January 2005
Media Clarification
The Ministry of Information and Media has observed several reports in the press pertaining to attempts at creating a working arrangement for the post Tsunami humanitarian.....read more
DATE: 21 January 2005
Norway Pledges Continuous Support for Rehabilitation
President Chandrika Kumaratunga today received Norway's Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Development Mr. Jan Peterson and Ms. Hilde F. Johnson at President's House.....read more
DATE: 13 January 2005
Recovery- Post Tsunami
Jayantha Dhanapala Senior Advisor to Her Excellency the President and Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)....read more
DATE: 08 January 2005
Misleading Media Reports
The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to certain misleading media reports concerning the visit of the UN Secretary General attributed to unnamed UN officials.....read more
DATE: 06 January 2005
Misinformation on Relief Supplies to the North
For the past two decades the Government has been sending food and essential supplies to the Northern and Eastern Provinces.....read more
DATE: 04 January 2005
UNICEF CHIEF IMPRESSED WITH EFFORTS TO RESTORE NORMALCY
Carol Bellamy UNICEF's Executive Director called on President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Monday 3rd January.....read more
DATE: 02 January 2005
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE ASSISTANCE TO THE NORTH
The President has instituted a Humanitarian Assistance Committee for the districts Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullativu......read more
DATE: 01 January 2005
The President's New Year Message
The year 2005 dawns at a time when our nation is experiencing the aftermath of a tremendous
disaster......read more
 

 
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