Foundation for the new hospital in Killinochi laid by the President of Asian Development Bank
Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headed by its president Mr. Tadao Chino, met with an LTTE delegation headed by Mr. S.P. Tamilselvan, the head of the political wing of the LTTE.
 Issues relating to the rapid implementation of relief and reconstruction programs were discussed. Mr. S.P. Tamilselvan highlighted the plight of the roads in the Vanni region and the urgent need for these to be repaired. The ADB chief reiterated the commitment of the bank to a wider range of programs in addition to the A9 highway reconstruction and the construction of a new hospital in Killinochi already underwritten by the ADB. Asian Development Bank representatives at the meeting From L - R: Ms Ann Quon - Deputy Director, Office of External Relations, Mr Hafeez Rahman, - Director, Operations Coordination Division, South Asia, Mr Yoshihiro Iwasaki - Director General, South Asia Regional Department, Mr Tadao Chino - President, ADB, Mr John R Cooney - Country Director, Sri Lanka Resident Mission Following the hour long meeting, the chairman of the ADB laid the foundation stone for the new hospital to be constructed in Killinochi.
09 March 2003
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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