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Brazil welcomes SL's post-conflict progress

Brazil’s External Relation Minister Mr.Antonio Patriota highly appreciated the post –conflict progress achieved by Sri Lanka on many sections and admired President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s success in combining economic progress with equity, and human and social development.
Brazilian Minister made this comment when he paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at President House yesterday (7th March).
There the Sri Lankan President explained the Brazilian Minister about the post conflict reconstruction including the rehabilitation and reconciliation aspects. He further made him convince that Sri Lanka has already recorded eight percent economic growth with the re-establishment of security and political stability,
The visiting Brazilian Minister conveyed the felicitation of the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff to President Rajapaksa on the restoration of peace and stability in Sri Lanka.
During the discussion President Rajapaksa mentioned that his vision was to transform Sri Lanka into a major regional hub for energy, knowledge, maritime services, aviation and tourism and he further appreciated the Brazlian President’s effort that he made to achieve the economic stability and the social progress in Brazil.
The Brazilian Minister accompanied by a delegation of senior officials arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday for a three-day official visit.