Will Sri Lanka Lose Japan And South Korea Because Of Chinese Submarines?

| by Upul Joseph Fernando

( November 5, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Mahinda Rajapaksa built up a close friendship with South Korea when he was the Prime Minister in 2004. Former South Korean Foreign Minister and incumbent Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, who arrived to provide aid to Sri Lanka in 2004 during the tsunami tragedy went to inspect the damages caused by the tidal waves accompanied by Mahinda, who was the then Prime Minister. During that visit, Mahinda assured Ban Ki-moon that he would convince President Chandrika Kumaratunga to withdraw Sri Lanka’s nominee for the United Nations Secretary General contest, to which, Ban Ki-moon was an aspirant. Later, on the instructions of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, President Kumaratunga withdrew Sri Lanka’s nominee to contest that post.
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