Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tamil Nadu delegation expresses satisfaction to President



The visiting delegation of MP’s from the state of Tamil Nadu in India met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday evening and expressed their satisfaction over the government’s steps to assist the internally displaced.

A statement released by the President’s office noted that the MPs had been most encouraged by the measures taken by the Sri Lankan government and had expressed their sentiments during the meeting with the President and Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa.

They had thanked the President for giving them the opportunity to see the state of the internally displaced welfare camps for themselves and ascertain the situation. The delegation and also expressed concern over the resettlement of displaced before the oncoming monsoon season and had been assured by the President that a large number of people would be resettled in the coming days. The Tamil Nadu MPs also maintained that they were happy with the government steps to provide shelter during the monsoon.

Tamil Nadu delegation expresses satisfaction to President

The visiting delegation of MP’s from the state of Tamil Nadu in India met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday evening and expressed their satisfaction over the government’s steps to assist the internally displaced.
A statement released by the President’s office noted that the MPs had been most encouraged by the measures taken by the Sri Lankan government and had expressed their sentiments during the meeting with the President and Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa.
They had thanked the President for giving them the opportunity to see the state of the internally displaced welfare camps for themselves and ascertain the situation. The delegation and also expressed concern over the resettlement of displaced before the oncoming monsoon season and had been assured by the President that a large number of people would be resettled in the coming days. The Tamil Nadu MPs also maintained that they were happy with the government steps to provide shelter during the monsoon.

The delegation, which arrived on Friday is scheduled to leave today following a meeting with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama.

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