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Sri Lanka swears in newly appointed PM
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-21 16:24

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and newly-appointed Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake smile during the prime minister's swearing-in ceremony at the President House in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 21, 2005. Sri Lanka's new leader swore in a hawkish new prime minister on Monday in a move analysts said reinforced his hard-line stance on any future peace negotiations with the Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and newly-appointed Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake smile during the prime minister's swearing-in ceremony at the President House in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 21, 2005. Sri Lanka's new leader swore in a hawkish new prime minister on Monday in a move analysts said reinforced his hard-line stance on any future peace negotiations with the Tamil Tiger rebels.[Reuters]


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