Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Business Chambers congratulated the 7th elected Executive President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and expressed confidence that he would work towards the prosperity of the nation.

Rajapaksa in his address to the nation said that he would provide state sponsorship to safeguard the traditional heritage of the nation and will take measures to protect the rights of the civilians to live in peace and reconciliation.

"Time has come to work as one force to build the nation and a people-centric government is a prerequisite to achieve this objective. We will have our fullest commitment to achieve the sustainable development goals of the UN," he said.

"Professionalism and efficiency should be the cornerstone of gover...