COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new prime minister, Mahinda Rajapakse, assumed office yesterday vowing to pursue the peace efforts of his predecessor and seek a greater Indian involvement to end ethnic bloodshed.
Rajapakse, 58, said he wanted neighbouring India to play a role in the island's peace efforts, but did not specify how he wanted New Delhi to become involved.
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