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Envoy meets Ampara community leaders

Canadian High Commissioner David McKinnon meets community leaders in the Ampara district on Thursday.
Canadian High Commissioner David McKinnon meets community leaders in the Ampara district on Thursday.

Canadian High Commissioner David McKinnon was in Ampara on Thursday to meet the different communities living in the district.

The High Commissioner accompanied by his Political Officer Gobinath Ponnuthurai, met the members of the Sinhala community and had a cordial discussion with them.

The meeting with the Tamil and Muslim communities was held at Hotel Monty. The High Commissioner was briefed on the ground situation in the district and how amity among the communities was preserved here. It was also revealed that this was a district where the different communities were living peacefully, except for some untoward incidents created by people from other places.

McKinnon answered various questions raised by members of all the communities.It was reported that the meetings with all three communities were very cordial, friendly and constructive.


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