President Maithripala Sirisena said the media should not mock or ridicule a noble concept such as reconciliation as that would give a wrong interpretation about a positive concept to the younger generation.

“There is media freedom today and it is up to you to crticise anybody. However, the media should not ridicule noble concepts like reconciliation by stating that reconciliation is an international conspiracy to divide the country. Such misinterpretations will give a wrong twist to the real meaning of reconciliation and mislead the younger generation,” he said addressing Media Heads and Newspaper Editors at the President’s House in Colombo today.

The President described his discussions with the visiting United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and said that he explained the steps taken to strengthen democracy through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and the establishment of Constitutional Council and Commissions. He also briefed about the reconciliation process, return of land in the North to original owners, resettlement, rehabilitation and development, the President said.

He also mentioned that nothing specifically was said about the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka.