All religious leaders should come forward to resolve religious conflicts;President

President Maithripala Sirisena urged all religious leaders to come forward to a single stage to resolve religious conflicts as some elements trying create disharmony in the country. "That there should not be any room for national and religious conflicts which spread disunity in the country,"

He also pointed out the importance of actively operating the committees consist of politicians and religious leaders, appointed under his directive. He said these committees should focus on the religious conflicts at district levels. President Sirisena made these remarks at a meeting with Inter Religious Council held yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat.

He said that the Inter Religious Council should meet at least once a month and the recommendations of this meeting will be presented to next Cabinet meeting.

“Everybody has the responsibility to act impartially when the national and religious conflicts arise. The expectation of everybody should be a peaceful country where the people of all races and religions can live happily”, the President said. Religious leaders of all religions, Ministers and government officers joined this meeting.