Sri Lanka, May 1 -- Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said in a statement that the current threat of terrorism posed on the country could be defeated only through vigorous national and International Corporation and by way of assuming responsibility and commitment to prevail against it.

"Our main focus at this juncture is to continuously offer our support to the Security Forces to ensure the country's safety," the Prime Minister said in his statement.

The statement: "Vesak, the biggest religious and cultural festival we celebrate as Buddhists is drawing near. Vesak is not a festival we can postpone for some other time. We observe Dana, Sheela and Bhavana during Vesak."

"I say with responsibility that there are some sinister ...