Thursday, January 1, 2015

Delivering democracy!

  • Maithri tells diplomats his mission is to bring democracy back to Sri Lanka
The Opposition’s common presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena speaks during a meeting with the diplomatic community in Colombo yesterday – REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte





By Dharisha Bastians-January 2, 2015
Opposition presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena told Colombo-based diplomats yesterday that his “mission” was to bring democracy back to Sri Lanka and hoped the country could re-qualify for the GSP Plus import concessions to Europe under his Government.