国际英语资讯:Sri Lankan PM vows to continue unity govt despite defeat at local govt elections
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 16-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="UNP">UNP</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SLFP">SLFP</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNP">UNP</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNP">UNP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="SLFP">SLFP</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>," <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="rectify">rectify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p><span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="UNP">UNP</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ensured">ensured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expedite">expedite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="refrained">refrained</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNP">UNP</span>.</p>
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