President Maithripala Sirisena says some elements are attempting to discredit the reputation and the honor of the government by giving a wrong picture about the decision of European Union to grant GSP plus to the country. The President rejected the newspaper report published wrongly stating that this concession has been given to Sri Lanka with the promise of establishing a federal system in the country.

The President requested them repeatedly not to use media freedom in a wrong way and try to fulfill their duties to provide correct and true information to the people in the country.

He made these remarks participating in a people’s service programme in Galle. The main objective of the government is to take forward the country by establishing national reconciliation and thereby build a just and fair society accepted internationally.