'Govt. will do everything possible to secure release of Sri Lankan National'

The government will do everything possible to secure the release of the Sri Lankan national taken hostage by militants in Iraq.The assurance was given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the next of kin (NOK) of Dinesh Darmendra Rajaratnam, who was reportedly abducted by a militant group along with his Bangladeshi colleague.Dinesh Rajaratnam, a 37-year-old father of three, is a resident of Alabodawatta, Hendala, Wattala.The Foreign Ministry officials met with Rajaratnam's wife Doreen Rita Buljens, father K. Rajaratnam and a relative, Suresh on Sunday and discussed arrangements being made to secure Rajaratnam's release.Rajaratnam had left Sri Lanka for Kuwait on 09th June 2003, through a local agency in Grandpass. He was working for Jassim Transport Company in Kuwait as a heavy vehicle driver.Sri Lanka's Ambassador in Kuwait has met with the owner of the parent company, Transport and Warehousing Group of Companies in Kuwait on Saturday, in this regard. The company has assured that they are in the process of establishing contact with the militant group with a view to securing the release of the Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi nationals, said a Foreign Ministry press release.