President agrees to implement LLRC recommendations jointly with UNP
Wednesday 16 of May 2012
(Lanka-e-News-15.May.2012,11.55PM) The President Mahinda Rajapakse had agreed to implement the recommendations of the LLRC jointly with the Opposition . The President has made this announcement when the Opposition leader met the President at the Temple Trees on an invitation extended by the President on the 14th.
The President had extended this invitation
following the statement made by the opposition leader that for the participation in the Parliamentary select Committee to formulate a solution for the national issue , the Govt. must create the necessary environment .
The opposition leader had said he will attend the select Committee seeking a solution to the national issue . But before that , both the Govt. and the opposition must examine on what recommendations of the LLRC , the Govt. and the opposition can jointly act. The UNP Gen. secretary Tissa Attanayake who also attended the meeting speaking to Lanka e news had stated that the president agreed to that .
When the President had told the UNP representatives to invite the TNA to the Parliamentary select Committee , the UNP had replied that the Govt. should show a suitable response to the five proposals put forward by the TNA during the discussions it had with the President for several months earlier.
In reply , the President had told , the Govt. did not hold discussions with the TNA , but it is the SLFP party who held discussions. The UNP had pointed out not to make subtle distinctions referring to names which is useless .. No matter who spoke with the TNA, the UNP is not aware of the outcome of the discussions, the UNP had pointed out. But as the Govt. is a party to the discussions, if it creates a climate that is conducive to participation , the TNA will certainly take part in the Parliamentary select Committee discussions, the UNP had explained ,Tissa Attanayake observed.
Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Tissa Attanayake, Dep. Leader Joseph Michael Perera , John Amaratunge , Ravi Karunanayake and Lakshman Kiriella represented the UNP in the discussions.
Sajith Premadasa , Dep. Leader of the UNP was not invited for the discussions.
Regime chief Mahinda Rajapakse, SLFP Secretary Maithripala Sirisena, Nimal Siripala De Silva, Alliance Secretary Susil Premajayanth and Dallas Alahaperuma represented the Govt. side at the discussions.
According to political analysts , the SL foreign Minister’s leaving for the US to meet State Secretary of the US on the 16th to discuss the implementation of the LLRC proposals coinciding with the Govt. inviting the opposition to discuss , and its agreeing to jointly seek a solution to implement the LLRC proposals is crucial politically.
Meanwhile, addressing a media briefing on the 14th, the UNP media spokesman Gayantha Karunatileke criticized the Govt. for not informing the Parliament prior to its notification to the US of its program regarding the implementation of the LLRC recommendations.
Wednesday 16 of May 2012 (Lanka-e-News-15.May.2012,11.55PM) The President Mahinda Rajapakse had agreed to implement the recommendations of the LLRC jointly with the Opposition . The President has made this announcement when the Opposition leader met the President at the Temple Trees on an invitation extended by the President on the 14th.
The President had extended this invitation
following the statement made by the opposition leader that for the participation in the Parliamentary select Committee to formulate a solution for the national issue , the Govt. must create the necessary environment .
The opposition leader had said he will attend the select Committee seeking a solution to the national issue . But before that , both the Govt. and the opposition must examine on what recommendations of the LLRC , the Govt. and the opposition can jointly act. The UNP Gen. secretary Tissa Attanayake who also attended the meeting speaking to Lanka e news had stated that the president agreed to that .
When the President had told the UNP representatives to invite the TNA to the Parliamentary select Committee , the UNP had replied that the Govt. should show a suitable response to the five proposals put forward by the TNA during the discussions it had with the President for several months earlier.
In reply , the President had told , the Govt. did not hold discussions with the TNA , but it is the SLFP party who held discussions. The UNP had pointed out not to make subtle distinctions referring to names which is useless .. No matter who spoke with the TNA, the UNP is not aware of the outcome of the discussions, the UNP had pointed out. But as the Govt. is a party to the discussions, if it creates a climate that is conducive to participation , the TNA will certainly take part in the Parliamentary select Committee discussions, the UNP had explained ,Tissa Attanayake observed.
Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Tissa Attanayake, Dep. Leader Joseph Michael Perera , John Amaratunge , Ravi Karunanayake and Lakshman Kiriella represented the UNP in the discussions.
Sajith Premadasa , Dep. Leader of the UNP was not invited for the discussions.
Regime chief Mahinda Rajapakse, SLFP Secretary Maithripala Sirisena, Nimal Siripala De Silva, Alliance Secretary Susil Premajayanth and Dallas Alahaperuma represented the Govt. side at the discussions.
According to political analysts , the SL foreign Minister’s leaving for the US to meet State Secretary of the US on the 16th to discuss the implementation of the LLRC proposals coinciding with the Govt. inviting the opposition to discuss , and its agreeing to jointly seek a solution to implement the LLRC proposals is crucial politically.
Meanwhile, addressing a media briefing on the 14th, the UNP media spokesman Gayantha Karunatileke criticized the Govt. for not informing the Parliament prior to its notification to the US of its program regarding the implementation of the LLRC recommendations.
