President pledges to implement 13th Amendment fully

• Says the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s work will be accelerated to provide relief to families of the disappeared 
• A statement on the government’s steps toward reconciliation will be made public in February

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the Social Justice Commission will be established in order to build a country where everyone can live in harmony, by solving the problems of the people belonging to all sections of the population and that the government expects to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.  

The President said this during his address at the National Thai Pongal Festival held at the Jaffna Durga Hall yesterday.  

The President, who was escorted to the venue by a Tamil cultural procession, was received according to Hindu rituals. Many Tamil cultural performances added colour to the event.  
In addition, the President stated that in order to build a country where all races coexist and achieve economic prosperity, everyone must return to the Sri Lankan identity established by the late Mr D.S. Senanayake, 75 years ago.  

The President stated that a statement on the government’s steps toward reconciliation will be made public in February and that a meeting of party leaders will be convened next week to discuss the matter.  

President Wickremesinghe also stated that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s work will be accelerated in order to provide relief to the families of the disappeared.  
 

• President stated that in order to build a country where all races coexist and achieve economic prosperity, everyone must return to the Sri Lankan identity established by the late Mr D.S. Senanayake, 75 years ago