Palitha Kohona

Palitha Kohona
Palitha T. B. Kohona is a Sri Lankan born diplomat. He was the ex Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations. Until August 2009 he was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Sri Lanka and was the former Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process. He was also a member of the Government delegation at the talks held in February and October 2006 Geneva, Switzerland with the LTTE. He...
action again callous designed
This is a containment action. It is also designed to deter. Over and over again servicemen were killed in callous attacks.
far norway reaction
So far the reaction we have through Norway has been positive.
absorb government
It is a more than unfortunate act. I think the government still has to absorb this. I think there will be some heart-searching.
ease hoping levels north reached respond tigers time unbearable violence
We are hoping this time the Tigers will respond favorably and ease the violence that has reached unbearable levels in the north and east.
offer plane private response sea tigers
We are awaiting a response from the Tigers to an offer of a private sea plane for their use.
entertainment excuses limit package run
There is a limit to entertaining excuses. The package of excuses may have now run out.