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The United States yesterday welcomed President Rajapaksa’s announcement in Parliament that the Emergency Regulations will lapse at the end of August.
“This is a significant step towards normalising life for the people of Sri Lanka, and reflects more than two years without terrorist activity after the defeat of the LTTE,” the US said in a statement.