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The government has called on the opposition political parties to render their support to find a political solution to the ethnic issue.
Leader of the House and Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management Nimal Siripala de Silva has observed that the government is committed to finding a political solution.
The Minister is also a member of the government team that currently holds talks with the major Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
The Minister has said that the political solution would not be based on a federal system; but the government is for a sustainable negotiated solution by talking to all parties and seeking their views.
According to the Minister a majority of Sri Lankans oppose a federal solution.
De Silva has added that the Northern Provincial Council elections would be held soon and that there was no conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamils.
He has said that there were more Tamils residing in the South than in the North and there are no conflicts between the communities.
According to de Silva, the Tamil people in the North have a good rapport with the security personnel deployed in the Northern areas. (www.colombopage.com)
