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Diaspora should help rebuild says Minister Basil Rajapaksa
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa yesterday( Jan 24), said that the Diaspora’s behaviour should help to recover the people who had faced untold hardships and obstacles under the clutches of LTTE terrorists.
The Minister was speaking at a meeting with members of British Commonwealth Diaspora and second generation youths of Sri Lankans domiciled in the UK. Conservative Party member Andrew Mitchell and British Labour Party member John Mann were present. The meeting was held at Presidential Secretariat yesterday. The Minister explained the resettlement of people who were displaced by the terrorist atrocities in the North and the challenges faced by the Government in the resettlement process.
Minister Rajapaksa added that the resettlement drive is nearing completion and the Government has started the recovery phase of the development. The Minister added that there is conducive environment in the country for investment. He asked them to visit any part of the country stressing that their reporting over the country’s present situation should be actual
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