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National Freedom Front (NFF) Media Spokesperson Mohammed Muzammil claimed today that they are in doubt whether the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to hand over the China Bay Oil Tank Farm in Trincomalee to India would be signed during the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to India or not, despite PM's assurance that he would not sign.

“A secret arrangement is underway to hand over the Trincomalee China Bay Oil Tank Farm to India by the Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government after signing the MoU. We are not sure whether the MoU will be signed during his visit to India or during the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka in the midst of Wesak celebrations,” Muzammil said.

We have revealed some important facts so far regarding the signing of agreements, he said.

“In 2003 Ranil Wickremesinghe had handed over number of oil tanks to India. India is in the process of acquiring the remaining oil tanks. Several rounds of discussions have been held to hand over ownership of several plots of land near the Trincomalee harbour to India for a minimum period of 50 years,” Muzammil said.

Energy was one of the main elements which gives equal prominence as national security of a country, he said.

“India is trying to interfere in Sri Lanka’s energy sector and trying to control the country's destiny through the Wickremesinghe’s government,” Muzammil said. (Chaturanga Pradeep)

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  • kondaya77 Tuesday, 25 April 2017 11:10 PM

    Throwing shit against the wall again, The losers!!!

    ceylon Tuesday, 25 April 2017 11:20 PM

    good.let any one to come.and develop.we cant do it 69 years. via DM Android App

    lokka Wednesday, 26 April 2017 04:30 AM

    so you try to make an arrangement with pakistan

    rosebud Wednesday, 26 April 2017 06:47 AM

    Eliminate waste and there will be resources to run this country. via DM Android App

    Kadiya Wednesday, 26 April 2017 07:09 AM

    And where would you creep into when you finds things getting hot for you here? You are absolutely right- to India of course!!!!!

    OffTheHook Wednesday, 26 April 2017 07:23 AM

    When the last regime was borrowing from China at high interest rate to build power stations, highways, airports and seaports where was this man. Another man waking up from hibernation.

    Yeti Wednesday, 26 April 2017 07:25 AM

    Wimal has certainly trained his mouth well!


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