{"id":106294,"date":"2013-09-19T20:56:41","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T15:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=106294"},"modified":"2013-09-19T21:03:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T15:33:25","slug":"ban-ki-moon-calls-on-all-parties-to-participate-peacefully-in-the-pc-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/ban-ki-moon-calls-on-all-parties-to-participate-peacefully-in-the-pc-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban Ki-Moon Calls On All Parties To Participate Peacefully In The PC Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Secretary-General welcomes the forthcoming provincial elections scheduled for\u00a021 September\u00a0in Sri Lanka, particularly in the Northern Province, where these are the first elections since the creation of Provincial Councils in 1987.&#8221; says the\u00a0Spokesperson for\u00a0UN General Secretary\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ban+Ki-moon&amp;x=8&amp;y=5\">Ban Ki-Moon<\/a><\/span>\u00a0today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/tamils-want-inquiry-after-un-says-it-failed-civilians-in-bloody-sri-lanka-civil-war-cnn\/u-n-secretary-general-ban-looks-on-at-a-joint-news-conference-with-european-commission-president-barroso-after-addressing-the-sustainable-energy-summit-in-brussels-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60551\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-60551\" title=\"U.N. Secretary General Ban \" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ban-Ki-Moon-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ban-Ki-Moon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ban-Ki-Moon-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Issuing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/statements\/index.asp?nid=7093\">a statement<\/a><\/span> the Spokesperson said; &#8220;The Secretary-General views these elections as an important opportunity to foster political reconciliation and to build confidence between Sri Lankans after many years of conflict. 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