German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier congratulates the new Sri-lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on his election victory: I congratulate Maithripala Sirisena on his election victory. We wish him a happy hand and much success for the implementation of his political intentions for a peaceful, democratic and inclusive Sri Lanka. I rejoice in the largely peaceful and smooth election process and the high voter turnout. It is good that the citizens of Sri Lanka are streamed to the polls in such large numbers and have made use of their voting rights. That the incumbent has admitted his defeat in the election to Mahinda Rajapaksa and opens the way for a peaceful and democratic transition, deserves respect and recognition. I connect my congratulations with the hope of a political fresh start with pulses for a basic reconciliation of the ethnic groups. Six years after the end of the civil war, there now is a real opportunity to give again vigor and vitality of great religious and ethnic diversity of Sri Lanka - a trademark of the country - with common sense.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 02:32:24 +0000
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