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Foreign Ministry Secretary G. Wijesinghe, Secretary, General, SAARC, Nihal Rodrigo, Prime Minister and Minister of Buddhasasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and Buddhasasana, Cultural Affairs and Religious Affairs Deputy Minister Monty Gopallawa at the inaugural meeting of the Secretaries of Cultural Affairs of SAARC Countries held at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo yesterday.

UNP yet to declare its stand on LTTE - PM

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Opposition United National Party has yet to declare its stand on the LTTE and how it would stop the war. The UNP has not mentioned whether it is in agreement with the Government decision to proscribe the LTTE.
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World Bank says global slowdown hurts poor

Poor countries are suffering as a terrorist-triggered slide towards global recession is compounded by barriers to trade with the rich, the World Bank warned Wednesday in its key annual report.
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SAARC Cultural Secretaries to plan closer cooperation

by Nadira Gunatilleke

Closer and dynamic interaction at cultural level among the seven SAARC countries would not only promote better relations at the governmental level but also, more importantly, bring our peoples closer together, Prime Minister and Minister of Buddhasasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake said.
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Jaffna's chief UNP candidate praises Prabhakaran

By Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles

T. Maheswaran, ex M.P. and Chief candidate of the United National Party in Jaffna District praised "the struggle led by the leader of the Tigers" Velupillai Prabhakaran and all the sacrifices made for its progress, reported the Tamil Net, official news website of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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