on January 20th 2012 with a seminar at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies.

Chief Guest Mrs Srima Dissanayake, UNP Presidential candidate in 1994, whose manifesto was prepared by Chanaka Amaratunga of the Liberal Party on behalf of her husband Gamini Dissanayake, in conversation with Prof Wijesinha, leader of the party.

Hon Minister Dilan Perera addressing the gathering, pictured with Mr Kamal Nissanka, Secretary General of the Party and Mrs Swarna Amaratunga, President of the party

Hon Leader of the Tamil National Alliance, Mr Sambandan, addressing the gathering

Hon Minister Rauff Hakeem, leader of the Muslim Congress, in conversation with Prof Rajiva Wijesinha, MP

Mr Jeevan Thiagarajah, Secretary General of the Council for Liberal Democracy purchasing the book of the history of Liberal Party

Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, former Vice-President of the party. and Mr Sam Wijesinha, former Secretary General of Parliament and Ombudsman, who had contributed to the CLD seminars on Constitutional Reform

Hon Minister D E W Gunasekara, who later addressed the gathering, during the introductory speeches

Representatives of the French, Italian and Chinese embassies as the gathering