Oct 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that his government will soon bring a political solution to the ethnic conflict in the country through the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) as the history has proved that the ethnic problem can not be solved by acting in accordance with one particular view of a single person.

Delivering the keynote address at the convocation of the Sir John Kothalawala Defence University at the BMICH, President said that though the government makes every effort to bring about lasting peace through a political solution, it will never sacrifice the victories achieved by the security forces in safeguarding the motherland to reach that objective.

“The Government’s intention is to bring an honourable peace to the country, it is not ready to betray the victories won by the three armed forces nor would the Government enter in to a peace that would betray he country’s sovereignty,” he said.

President emphasized that the government has not launched a military operation with political objectives and appealed not to belittle military successes, as thousands of youth had come forward to enlist in the armed forces and fight for the country.

The President commended the newly passed out officers saying that they would be the future leaders of the country and that the fate of the country lay in their hands.