Nadira Gunatilleke -Daily News Sri Lanka

The United Nations (UN) will not be able to cause any impact on Sri Lanka, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

No resolution will be passed against Sri Lanka in the Security Council or in the Human Rights Commission, he said.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Only two or three Western and European countries and two or three foreign `politiciansƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ work against Sri Lanka. All other countries, especially newly empowered countries are with Sri Lanka,ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ Minister Ranawaka said.

Addressing the weekly UPFA press briefing at the Mahaweli Centre, Colombo yesterday, Minister Ranawaka said Sri Lanka is very proud to have President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the leader because he shows again and again that he is capable, strong and brave to face any type of challenge on behalf of the country.

The President showed the country that he is ready to make whatever sacrifice on behalf of the nation. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-I am sure that any other leader would have welcomed the UN with a red carpet betraying the country, war heroes and the 30,000 who lost their lives,ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ he said.

According to Minister Ranawaka the UN Charter very clearly states that it cannot interfere in the internal affairs of countries.

Sri Lanka receive continuous support of all the other countries, especially newly economically empowered countries such as China, India, Russia and South Africa. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-I request our people to respond to this latest conspiracy with a good reply on April 8 by giving a two-thirds majority to the Government led by President Rajapaksa,ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ he said.

When Sri Lanka is ready to elect a legal and democratic Government through the Parliamentary Election, the foreign representation of the LTTE is trying to declare a `dream state of Tamil EelamƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. Evil foreign elements follow two strategies, he said. They are forcing countries to act against Sri Lanka using their own internal laws and forcing the UN to act against Sri Lanka.

General Sarath Fonseka opened the door for them while the Opposition Leader, Leader of SLFP (M) and the JVP supported this move. Today a large number of people travel from and to the North and these evil forces are trying to stop this progress and the development of Sri Lanka aimed at economic independence, the Minister said.

The UN is not interested in the deaths of 650,000 innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq. There are two million permanently displaced persons in those countries. The world needs a new UN which is in tune with the new developments in the world and newly joined countries.

It was Asia which recorded the significant economic growth during world economic crisis and the growth rate of US and UK was minus. All these newly economically empowered Asian countries are with Sri Lanka, the Minister added.