“It does not matter if they come from Singapore, China, Japan or Ethiopia.”
Agreements with foreign investors will not affect national security: Arjuna http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/03/05/political/agreements-foreign-investors-will-not-affect-national-security-arjuna, a meeting in the Trincomalee district, March 5, 2016.
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