President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that initial talks have taken place with Tamil political parties on aspects of post-conflict reconciliation in Sri Lanka although no formal proposals have been made so far by them.
He said so addressing editors of print and electronic media today at Temple Trees.
The President said that after considering proposals from all parties a mutual agreement will be made.
He added that focus is on alleged or perceived grievances of minority communities.
However, little is said or reported in the media about the amity that exists among them, he pointed out.
He said that earlier a very high percentage of Sinhalese lived in Colombo, but today it is less than 30%. ‘But, this has not led to misunderstandings and there are no complaints of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity’, he stressed.
With regard to measures taken outside of Colombo, the government has ensured the appointment of at least one Tamil speaking police officer in each police station in the North who can take down a complaint in Tamil, he pointed out.
