Dia mengatakan, pemerintah akan mencari solusi politik di samping serangan militer, yang diharapkan akan mempersembahkan 'penghargaan perdamaian' kepada Presiden Mahinda Rajapakse dalam mengakhiri pertumpahan darah yang telah berlangsung puluhan tahun.
He said the government would pursue a political solution alongside its military offensive as Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse was keen to bring about an honourable peace to end decades of bloodshed.