To Treat Environmental Deterioration Like Treating Wars.docVIP

To Treat Environmental Deterioration Like Treating Wars 　　 　　Reported by Xiao Guangyi （intern） Translated by Li Yi 　　Having been through the violence and conflict， as well as the natural disasters， President of Sri Lanka， Mahinda Rajapaksa， made a speech with all his heart， telling people that we look back with sadness， but we look forward with hope. He said， Sri Lanka is ready to make its mark. Our troubles are behind us and we look forward to welcoming the world. As scientist and writer Arthur C. Clarke said of his second home， this is the best place in the world from which to view the universe. 　　 　　On November 19th， 2010， Mahinda defeated his main component， former Prime Minister Wickremasinghe as Sri Lankas President with tiny superiority of 50.29%. Mahinda took the oath of assuming office in the capital of Colombo and started his second session as President since 2005. He committed at his inauguration speech that， he will try to make Sri Lanka a country with no underground organization， drugs or crimes. For ecological safety， this tough President also attached great importance. He， for many times， called on regions in Asia to jointly seek for opportunities of development and cooperation and deal with challenges in economic development with Asias traditional wisdom towards the way of sustainable development. 　　 　　 　　Political path of the re-elected president 　　 　　 　　Mahinda， who is 69 years old， was born in Hambantota in the south of Sri Lanka and he is a Sinhalese who believes Buddhism. He grew up in a celebrated family of politics. His father was Deputy President of Sri Lanka parliament and one of the founders of Liberal Party， the ruling party and his uncle was senator of Hambantota. Mahinda has studied in Richmond College， Nalanda College Colombo and Thurstan College， and done jobs like guest performer in movies and library assistant in colleges. When his father passed away， only 24-year-old Mahinda was elected into the parliament as a candi