Sri Lanka: Former President Sirisena calls for fresh elections
The former president added that he could not stay at home when the people were in a state of distress with thousands of problems in the country.
The former president added that he could not stay at home when the people were in a state of distress with thousands of problems in the country.
The Commission will be chaired retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne.
While the Tamil majority Northern and Eastern Provinces are still reeling under Army occupation, the Tamil National Alliance found the elevation of Silva an affront to their sentiments.
During his four-day visit to the kingdom, Sirisena will also visit the temples in the Angkor Archeological Park in northwestern Siem Reap province.
NTJ leader Zahran Hashim had made a video with his fellow suicide bombers pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi. The video was released by the IS two days later.
Expressing China's strong condemnation of the terror attacks in Sri Lanka, Xi said China is ready to stand alongside the Sri Lankan government and people.
Asian people have made incredible cultural achievements over the past thousands of years and they have started cultural exchanges and mutual learning since the early days, Xi said.
India is the largest source market for Sri Lanka, which received 2.3 million tourists from around the world in 2018.
There, Buddhist monks joined Catholic priests for prayers in a show of solidarity with the Christian community.
The ISIS claimed the attacks, but the government has blamed local Islamist extremist group NTJ for the attacks.
