Sri Lanka president urges 'courage' on National Day
President Mahinda Rajapakse marked Sri Lanka's national day by appealing to the country to show "strength and courage" in the face of a worsening global economic crisis.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) talks with the army chief Jagath Jayasuriya (L) during a ceremony to commemorate the island's 64th independence from Britain in the north central town of Anuradhapura, on February 4.
Rajapakse on Saturday said the problems confronting the world economy were also hitting the resort island nation of 20 million people who are emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic war after crushing Tamil separatists in 2009.
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