Ranil Wickremesinghe citations

Ranil Wickremesinghe, né le 24 mars 1949 à Colombo, est un avocat et un homme d'État sri-lankais, membre du Parti national uni qu'il dirige depuis 1994. Il est plusieurs fois Premier ministre, du 7 mai 1993 au 19 août 1994, du 9 décembre 2001 au 6 avril 2004 et depuis le 9 janvier 2015.

✵ 24. mars 1949
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Ranil Wickremesinghe: Citations en anglais

“But the right to make the final judgment who was responsible for the deaths and on the nature of punishment should rest with the judicial system of Sri Lanka. The judicial system in Sri Lanka was in shambles earlier, but now it is returning to normal. The sovereignty of each country must be respected in such issues”

Wickremesinghe on investigating war crimes in Sri Lanka, quoted on Times of India, "Sri Lanka willing for international probe on war crimes says Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Sri-Lanka-willing-for-international-probe-on-war-crimes-says-Lankan-PM-Ranil-Wickremesinghe/articleshow/50962260.cms, February 12, 2016.
Contexte: It was not clear how many of them were killed by the (Lankan) army or whether the LTTE had moved the people to the war zones which led to the death of some of them. We may not have the full expertise to identify the exact factors that led to those casualties. So international participation is welcome for determining such causes. But the right to make the final judgment who was responsible for the deaths and on the nature of punishment should rest with the judicial system of Sri Lanka. The judicial system in Sri Lanka was in shambles earlier, but now it is returning to normal. The sovereignty of each country must be respected in such issues.

“A priority for us is the creation of more jobs that will minimise poverty and provide for prosperity for all Sri Lankans. Towards this, we need to enhance our capacity to successfully compete in global markets while creating the necessary space for investments to come in.”

On reducing poverty in SL (Sri Lanka), quoted on World Finance (February 16, 2016), "Sri Lanka has reduced poverty but challenges remain" http://www.worldfinance.com/home/sri-lanka-has-reduced-poverty-but-challenges-remain

“We are looking at how power sharing takes place within the Constitution.”

On devolution of power to Tamils in Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, quoted on The Economic Times: India, "Looking at devolution of power to Tamils: Ranil Wickremesinghe" http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/looking-at-devolution-of-power-to-tamils-ranil-wickremesinghe/articleshow/48972882.cms, September 15, 2015.

“The Indian ocean is in need of a mutually benefiting security architecture established on a multilateral basis”

Sri Lanka was wiling to take the lead in forming a multilateral forum with UN support to ensure the maritime security of the Indian Ocean, quoted on The Economic Times: India, "Sri Lanka willing to set up forum to secure Indian Ocean: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe" http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/sri-lanka-willing-to-set-up-forum-to-secure-indian-ocean-pm-ranil-wickremesinghe/articleshow/49898118.cms, November 23, 2015.

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