Mahinda Rajapaksa

"Centuries of growth in advanced economies have left little carbon space for the developing world, challenging their growth. The thin lines of balancing economic development and protection of the envir…"

"If anyone who wants to complain about human rights violations in Sri Lanka, whether it's torture, whether it is rape, we have a system."

"The message to my people is that I am concentrating on development work. I want to make Sri Lanka a hub for the development of knowledge, energy, commerce, naval transportation, and aviation. To achie…"

"I have succeeded in uniting the territory. Now, I am entrusted with the task of uniting the hearts of all sections of our people. I willingly take over the noble task of creating peace among our commu…"

"I say: be fair. Be objective. Don't just come to conclusions based on one-sided "evidence."

"We need an alternative. In the end, they are not punishing Iran. They are punishing us, small countries."

"Reflecting on the work of the UN, matters of a political nature have overridden the most basic issues, which affect the underprivileged and marginalized, who dominate world society."

"If there is any violations, we will take actions against anybody, anybody. I am ready to do that."