The Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa said the armed forces, "equipped with weaponry and knowledge", served as a "bridge which builds the friendship between the ethnic groups", speaking at Temple Trees on Friday evening.
"The security forces are today implementing Sports and Cultural programmes by bringing children in the North to the South and children in the South to the North. The armed forces have extended massive strength for national development," Rajapaksa reportedly told guests at a defence academy convocation ceremony.
"The three armed forces are advancing in parallel to the development of the country," he added.
"The security forces are today implementing Sports and Cultural programmes by bringing children in the North to the South and children in the South to the North. The armed forces have extended massive strength for national development," Rajapaksa reportedly told guests at a defence academy convocation ceremony.
"The three armed forces are advancing in parallel to the development of the country," he added.