COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) on Thursday (26) affirmed that there is no issue with respect to National Security in the country.“There is a very broad definition to National Security.
One aspect is to protect the motherland and the people from any enemy invasion. Another is to defeat terrorism. Furthermore, if the people are dying in numbers due to a disaster situation, that too comes as a part of national security,” said the Defence Secretary.General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) said he has no interest in responding to comments being made by various parties with vested interest with respect to National Security, in response to a question posed by a journalist on the opposition leader’s comments that National Security had failed.“We have ensured the security.
National Security is strong and we will not do anything that will cause harm to any person in this country,” he said.The Defence Secretary was attending the event to place the Foundation stone for a new state-of-the-art hospital for the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) on Thursday (27).Defense Secretary Gen.
Kamal Gunaratne graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and laid the foundation stone for the proposed 12 storied Air Force hospital complex at Naranhenpita amidst the religious blessing of the Ven.