Happy and disciplined children are the future of the country, Sri Lanka President says

A country's future depends on the children and if they are happy, disciplined and skilled the country would have a bright future, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Addressing the participants as the Chief Guest at the Eighth National Scouts Jamboree held at the Eraminiyaya Grounds in Angunukolapelessa in Hambanthota district, the President said that the children should be trained from the beginning to dedicate themselves for the country.
The President declared open the National Scouts Jamboree after receiving a Guard-of-Honour by the Cadets and Senior Scouts.
President Rajapaksa said the Scouts movement had succeeded in molding a disciplined generation in which the country had placed trust and expressed confidence the movement would continue the process.
About 15,000 scouts from all over the island are participating in the Jamboree. Scouts from the North and East who were isolated due to the war are taking part in the Jamboree for the first time in 30 years. The Scouts Jamboree will end Thursday (30).
Ministers Mahinda Amaraweera and Mervyn Silva, Chief Scouts Commissioner C. Batuwanwala and President of the Sri Lanka Scouts Association Leslie Rupasinghe also participated in the occasion.
(Photos by Chandana Perera)