Will safeguard country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity: President

4 February 2016 09:58 am

President Maithripala Sirisena said today he will safeguard the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity when dealing with the UNHRC resolution which has demanded accountability and reconciliation after the ethnic civil war.

“I pledge to the nation that I will safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country when working on the UNHRC resolution,” president Sirisena said addressing the nation at the 68th Independence Day celebration today.