The Sri Lankan parliament's Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella said that the government has set itself a target to close all IDP camps in the North-East and resettle the displaced "soon".
Mr Kiriella said it was one of the government's election pledges to resettle all those displaced by the conflict and assured that the government is determined to meet this promise.
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