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Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris addresses the 13th International Research Conference held at Kotelawala Defence University, 15 October 2020[/caption]
By Sarah Hannan
Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris said that the economic downfall the country experienced during the 30-year civil war and the post-war period was greatly due to successive governments failing to ensure national security for the people of Sri Lanka.
“It is meaningless to talk about national development without ensuring the safety of the people. The primary responsibility of a government is to provide security to its people. The people empower a government to provide for the needs of the people in a formal and peaceful manner,” Prof. Peiris said.
The Minister pointed out that ensuring national security is a priority for social development and is essential to allowing the people to reach their full potential.
“Attracting investors to the country was a difficult task in such a climate. Moreover, the post-war period after 2009 was dedicated to forgetting the pain and hatred war had left behind, forging unity and solidarity, and rallying people to establish national unity, which extended to the then governments having to work towards developing the country whilst ensuring good governance prevailed; unfortunately, those conditions were suppressed,” Prof. Peiris elaborated.
The Minister of Education further pointed out that the inability to understand the aspirations of the majority of the people over the last four years clearly displayed that the reconciliation efforts had failed to address the issues faced by minorities and led to a catastrophe.
Prof. Peiris shared these sentiments as the Chief Guest at the 13th International Research Conference held at the Kotelawala Defence University yesterday (15).
Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris addresses the 13th International Research Conference held at Kotelawala Defence University, 15 October 2020[/caption]
By Sarah Hannan
Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris said that the economic downfall the country experienced during the 30-year civil war and the post-war period was greatly due to successive governments failing to ensure national security for the people of Sri Lanka.
“It is meaningless to talk about national development without ensuring the safety of the people. The primary responsibility of a government is to provide security to its people. The people empower a government to provide for the needs of the people in a formal and peaceful manner,” Prof. Peiris said.
The Minister pointed out that ensuring national security is a priority for social development and is essential to allowing the people to reach their full potential.
“Attracting investors to the country was a difficult task in such a climate. Moreover, the post-war period after 2009 was dedicated to forgetting the pain and hatred war had left behind, forging unity and solidarity, and rallying people to establish national unity, which extended to the then governments having to work towards developing the country whilst ensuring good governance prevailed; unfortunately, those conditions were suppressed,” Prof. Peiris elaborated.
The Minister of Education further pointed out that the inability to understand the aspirations of the majority of the people over the last four years clearly displayed that the reconciliation efforts had failed to address the issues faced by minorities and led to a catastrophe.
Prof. Peiris shared these sentiments as the Chief Guest at the 13th International Research Conference held at the Kotelawala Defence University yesterday (15).