Colombo, Sept. 2 -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged not to "yield to external pressure" over Katchatheevu Island, promising to safeguard the country's territory, Srilanka Mirror reported.

President Dissanayake's remarks come as he made an unannounced visit to the Island, which India ceded to Sri Lanka in the 1970s.

As reported by the Sri Lanka Mirror, Dissanayake noted that although previous governments acted with the expectation of war, the present government is working to ensure that no form of war will ever recur in the country and to build peace and harmony within the nation.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has repeatedly urged Prime Minister Modi to take all necessary steps to retrieve Katchatheevu ...