Unity, reconciliation need patience: Lanka president

Colombo, Feb 14 New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the Tamil diaspora should allow sufficient time for his government to create “unity and reconciliation” among the people.

“As a government we understand the need to act in a manner that will bring about unity and reconciliation among our people, and as a government recently elected there is a need for necessary time to achieve this,” Sirisena said addressing Colombo-based foreign envoys here yesterday.