EU denounces political killings

[August 28, 2003 - 11.00 GMT]

The European Union yesterday condemned the spate of political killings in Sri Lanka.The EU, which pledged a sum of 50 Million Euros at the Tokyo Aid conference denounced the LTTE’s alleged serial killings of political foes, and said such acts threatened, “to undermine international and domestic confidence in the Peace Process.” 

Strict adherence to the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) between the GOSL and the LTTE would be the ‘cornerstone of the Peace Process’ said the EU statement.

In Heads of Mission stressed both parties to the CFA should accept the rules of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), “Such an approach would provide the best means of ending the current impasse over the establishment of the Kurankupanchan Camp”. 

The Peace Talks are on hold since the LTTE unilaterally suspended the peace talks in April this year. The LTTE’s legal experts are currently in Paris studying the Government’s response to their demand for an Interim Administration.

The EU Heads of Mission statement concludes with the hope the “LTTE ‘s current deliberations will lead to a resumption of the stalled Peace talks soon”.

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Last Updated Date: August 28, 2003  -11.00 GMT.