The new constitution will be a celebration of Sri Lanka’s diversity as a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multi-lingual country, one that will guarantee equal rights, justice and dignity for all,  Sri Lankan ambassador to Ankara, Mohideen Amza has said.

“The three pillars on which the new Sri Lanka is being built are democracy, development and reconciliation. Having identified reconciliation as key to building a new Sri Lanka, a Secretariat for Coordinating the Reconciliation Mechanism has been established under the Office of the Prime Minister. The government is also working towards a new constitution for Sri Lanka,” he told Daily Sabah.

“This constitution, while entrenching the democratic gains we achieved during the last year, will also be a celebration of Sri Lanka’s diversity as a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multi-lingual country, one that will guarantee equal rights, justice and dignity for all and address some of the issues that have plagued us ever since independence and have stood in the way of our unity as a nation,” he added.

Further he stated, similar to Turkey, Sri Lanka suffered from terrorism for decades, and after successfully eradicating terrorism, the country has built a new Sri Lanka. 

Underlining that there is no good terrorism, Ambassador Amza expressed his confidence that Turkey will soon eliminate terrorism from its soil. Reiterating Sri Lanka’s solidarity with the government of Turkey after the Gülenist coup attempt on July 15, Ambassador Amza added that Sri Lankan-Turkish relations will flourish simultaneously with cooperation in sectors such as construction and trade.

-dailysabah
-Agencies