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Friday, January 23, 2009 - 4.23 GMT |
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Britain endorses Sri Lanka’s war on
terror
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The British government recognized the
government of Sri Lanka’s need to root out
terrorism. It also has a responsibility to
safeguard the rights of all its citizens and
adequately to address their political
concerns, said the Secretary of State for
Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs on Sri Lanka,
David Miliband.
“Our consistent position remains that for
peace to be sustainable, an inclusive
political process that takes fully into
account the legitimate concerns of all Sri
Lankan communities - Sinhalese, Tamil and
Muslim - is essential,” he said in a
statement.
The statement adds: “The LTTE is a
proscribed terrorist organisation with no
democratic mandate to represent the Tamil
people. It is responsible for a terrorist
campaign that has targeted innocent
civilians across all communities in Sri
Lanka over the past three decades”.
He said that the British government has
urged all parties to abide by their
obligations under international humanitarian
law, in particular the need to ensure the
safety of civilians, to allow their free
movement and to enhance access for
humanitarian agencies to facilitate the
delivery of adequate supplies of
humanitarian aid. Safe passage for civilians
wanting to escape the hostilities should be
guaranteed by all parties and safe
humanitarian space provided for them.
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