A Sri Lankan woman reacts at a memorial for the fallen soldiers died in the decades-long conflict against the Tamil Tiger rebels during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)

A Sri Lankan woman reacts at a memorial for the fallen soldiers died in the decades-long conflict against the Tamil Tiger rebels during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (C) arrives during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)

Sri Lankan soldiers are seen at a memorial for the fallen soldiers during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)

A Sri Lankan soldier stands at a memorial for the fallen soldiers during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)

Sri Lankan women react at a memorial for the fallen soldiers died in the decades-long conflict against the Tamil Tiger rebels during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (Front C) arrives during a commemorative ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of the end of the island's civil war in Colombo, Sri lanka, on May 19, 2018. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachc)