Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The four Chief Prelates of Sri Lanka have issued a joint appeal for peace and harmony between Thailand and Cambodia, conveying their message in a special letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath.

The letter, submitted today by Venerable Omalpe Sobitha Thera, was signed by the Most Venerable Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera of the Malwatta Chapter, the Most Venerable Warakagoda Dharmasiddhi Sri Gnanarathana Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter, the Most Venerable Makulewe Sri Wimala Thera of the Ramanna Sect and the Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthi Thera of the Amarapura Sect.

While acknowledging that the dispute concerns the ownership of an ancient ...