Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Ravi Karunanayake reiterated this week that the government would never "betray" the country's forces and police.
"We are not ready at any time to betray tri forces and police," Mr Karunanayake was quoted by the Colombo Page as saying.
Mr Karunanayake stressed that the government "are responsible to protect the war heroes those who saved the country."
Also commenting on the contentious issue of constitutional change, the foreign minister said "he always pointed out the necessity of a complete Constitution that is acceptable to all communities while giving Buddhism its due honor."