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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7956201" data-attributes="member: 92282">Donald clarifies after uproarSri Lanka’s Ambassador to Israel Donald Perera says the comments  attributed to him in an Israeli newspaper where it was reported that he  had said Sri Lanka is a staunch supporter of Israel's fight against  Palestinian terror, is totally erroneous.In a letter sent to the Israeli newspaper the Sri Lankan envoy said Sri  Lanka always values her friendship with Israel and this aspect will  continue to underpin the bilateral relationship between the two  countries.However he noted that at the same time the policy of the Government of  Sri Lanka, which it has followed in consistent consonance with the  position of the Non-Aligned Movement, is that the question of Palestine  and the pursuit of lasting peace in the Middle East must be resolved  through a two state solution whereby Israel and  Palestine will co-exist  with each other, within secure and intentionally recognized borders.“Therefore, the contrary view attributed to me in the news item that Sri  Lanka is a staunch supporter of Israel's fight against Palestinian  terror is a totally erroneous rendering of my comments,” he said.The comments attributed to the Ambassador in the Israeli newspaper  created an uproar in Sri Lanka with the Co-President of the Palestine  Sri Lanka Friendship Society and Government Minister Ataudha Seneviratne  telling Daily Mirror online that no matter what Ambassador Perera had  to say, the Sri Lankan government’s stand was to sympathize with the  Palestinians and push both sides (Israel and Palestine) for  negotiations.Meanwhile Co-President and Opposition member Imtiyaz Bakeer Markar had  said the government should make its stand clear on whether the comment  made by Ambassador Perera echoed the sentiments of the Sri Lankan  government.      <a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/5279-donald-clarifies-after-uproar.html" target="_blank">Dailymirror</a></blockquote>

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