Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday vowed to protect the country's armed forces from possible international scrutiny over allegations of war crimes during its fight against the LTTE.In his address during the Victory day Parade at the 2nd Victory Day celebrations in Colombo on Friday morning, Mahinda Rajapaksa asserted that “We will not betray you”.He said, Sri Lanka will not give into any foreign pressure and is capable of solving its own problems.”Sri Lanka can solve its own problems and human rights cannot be guaranteed by only including them in the constitution”, Rajapaksa said. He also said that he will not ‘hesitate to ensure the democratic and human rights of the citizens living in north and east.’Reiterating that the ‘forces carried firearms in one hand and a human rights charter in the other during the war”, the President added that “We are proud of the humaneness of our military campaign”.The President's remarks come in the backdrop of a recent UN Experts’ Panel report which accused Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil rebels of rights violations and potential war crime and recommended setting up of an international mechanism to investigate into credible allegations of human rights violations.The tri-services parade with 21 gun salute, accompanied by a fly past and a sail past by the Air Force and the navy respectively, marked the second anniversary of the Sri Lanka’s military defeat over the LTTE. Sri Lankan Police and the Civil Defence Forces also took part in the parade.The Victory Parade at the Galle Face Green in Colombo was commanded by Major General Nanadana Udwatta , who led the 59 Division to gain control over Mullaithivu during the war with LTTE.Nearly 9,000 personnel from the security forces, who took an active part in the Eelam War IV, participated in the parade. The service personnel who were disabled in the operation also joined the parade. Sri Lanka also showcased its military hardware including UAV squadrons.