国际英语资讯:Sri Lankan president urges legislators to join new government amidst political crisis
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 28-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="amidst">amidst</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="all">all</span> 225 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="fullest">fullest</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="governance">governance</span>, <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Motherland">Motherland</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="society">society</span>," <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> "<span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>."</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="telecasted">telecasted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>.</p><p><span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aggravated">aggravated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p>
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