more-inForeign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Tuesday attributed the perceived delay on the part of the Sri Lankan government in moving ahead with reconciliatory efforts to “extremist forces”, who, he said, were creating road blocks for narrow political gains. However, sections of Sri Lankan society, particularly those living in the north and east, have been dissatisfied with the pace of government initiatives. International standardsHe noted that the government was progressing with the formulation of the legal framework of the proposed Counter Terrorism Act. Minister Samaraweera had earlier said the government would ask for more time to take its efforts forward. Sri Lanka is expected to push for a “technical rollover” of the 2015 resolution in order to buy more time to fulfil its promises to its people, seven years after the country’s bloody civil war ended.

Source: The Hindu February 28, 2017 21:11 UTC