Sri lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday said his Government will give priority for reconciliation, six years following the end of the civil war with the liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (lTTE).
Speaking at a war heroes’ commemorative event held in the southern town of Matara, the President said that following the end of the war, a lot was done to rebuild damaged infrastructure but not the damaged hearts and lives of the people, Xinhua news agency report.
He said that while development following the war is important, the development process must go hand-in-hand with reconciliation.