Solution to ethnic issue after next presidential poll – President Rajapakse

Solution to ethnic issue after next presidential poll – President Rajapakse

President Mahinda Rajapakse says that any form of solution to the ethnic issue would be presented only after the next presidential election.
The President had made this comment in an interview with The Hindu newspaper.
President Rajapakse had said he was looking at devolving power at provincial level and that he did not have confidence in a solution based on a federal structure.
According to the country’s Constitution, the incumbent President could hold office till 2011. However, the President had not made any clear statement that he would call for a presidential election before the end of the present term. www.lankanewsweb.com