President Rajapaksa to implement 13th Amendment plus – Krishna

A visiting Indian dignitary last week took it upon himself to reveal the Sri Lankan government’s latest position on power-sharing. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said at a media briefing on Tuesday that President Mahinda Rajapaksa told him he would fully implement  13th Amendment “plus.”
Reading from a statement, Krishna initially said the Sri Lankan government has on many occasions conveyed to India its commitment to move towards a political solution “based on the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, and building on it, so as to achieve meaningful devolution of powers.”
He had discussed this with President Rajapaksa just that morning, Krishna elaborated. “The president assured me that he stands by his commitment to pursuing the 13th Amendment plus approach,” he stressed.

Stoically silent on the subject

By his side, Krishna’s Sri Lankan counterpart, G.L. Peiris, remained stoically silent on the subject. The only time he alluded to it was when he endorsed the Indian minister’s assertion that there was no fixed timeframe for the president’s pledge to be fulfilled.        Full Story>>>