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Former Prime Minister Vajpayee a true friend of Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe following his visit at the Indian High Commission to sign a condolence book for Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away on Thursday at the age of 93, told the media that former Prime Minister Vajpayee was a "true friend" of Sri Lanka, the PTI reported.
"He was one of the great prime ministers. He was a true friend of Sri Lanka, he stood for Sri Lanka at all times," Wickremesinghe said.
"When I was the prime minister of Sri Lanka previously, the LTTE was in a very strong position. Our economy was weak. Mr Vajpayee helped us develop the economy and extended military training. We were able to stop the sea Tigers (LTTE's sea wing) because of him," he said.
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