COLOMBO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka on Saturday said it is determined to take the post-war reconciliation process forward, as the country celebrated its 69th Independence from British rule.
Speaking at the 69th Independence Day celebrations Colombo's Galle Face, President Mathripala Sirisena said that the reconciliation process has drawn the praise of those in Sri Lanka and overseas.
He said those working against the reconciliation process are clearly working against the country.
Sirisena said the government is committed to give priority to national reconciliation and unity. He also hailed the efforts of the military to defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels in May, 2009 after 30 years of war.
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