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Meaningful devolution including 13A is in SL’s own interest: India

06 Jan 2021

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is in Sri Lanka said today that it is in Sri Lanka’s own interest the commitments made by Sri Lankan Government on meaningful devolution including 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Addressing a joint news briefing at the Foreign Ministry, Minister Jaishankar said, “It is in Sri Lanka's own interest that the expectations of the Tamil people for equality, justice, peace and dignity within a united Sri Lanka are fulfilled. This applies equally to the commitments made by Sri Lankan government on meaningful devolution including 13th Amendment to the Constitution.” He said Sri Lanka’s progress and prosperity will surely be advanced as a consequence. The Minister also said that India has been strongly committed to the unity, stability and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. “Our support for reconciliation process for Sri Lanka is longstanding as indeed for an inclusive political outlook that encourages ethnic harmony,” he said.


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