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Maithripala Sirisena Quotes

born 1951

Maithripala Sirisena (Sinhalese: මෛත්‍රිපාල සිරිසේන; Tamil: மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is the 7th and current president of Sri Lanka since January 9, 2015, who is preceded by Mahinda Rajapaksa. He is the first president that hails from the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.

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I will not agree to get foreign judges in to any kind of investigations into human rights violations allegations.

I declare that Maithripala Sirisena has been duly elected as the President of Sri Lanka

India has been a friend of Sri Lanka for a long time. That is why I selected India for the first state visit after my election as the President

He (Mr Rajapaksa) was publicly lamenting that he was to be taken before a war crimes court and executed on an electric chair. The people who voted me against him have prevented that

We need a Constitution that suits the needs of the 21st century and make sure that all communities live in harmony

The new government of Sri Lanka is now carrying out the program [to improve Sri Lanka's economy] to build the coexistence and reconciliation in the country by fulfilling the responsibilities of a post-war period, after ending the 26 years long terrorism in Sri Lanka

Similar to the way our country has been following, the governance of this country [Sri Lanka] will be carried out in the future according to the advice and guidance of the Maha Sanga

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Maithripala Sirisena (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.