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Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 3.45 GMT |
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UK should help
Sri Lanka and cease lecturing – Lord Naseby |
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“As we
look to
the
future,
the key
for us
in the
UK is to
hopefully
provide
some
meaningful
resources
to help
with
resettlement
and to
cease
lecturing,”
says
Lord
Naseby
in a
letter
of
congratulations
to
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
on the
successful
defeat
of the
LTTE.
Writing
to the
President
shortly
after
the
defeat
of the
LTTE,
the
British
Peer
adds:
“Like
you I
have
lived
through
this
terrible
saga,
but it
took
someone
of your
strength
of
character
to
devise a
clear
strategy
and the
leadership
to
implement
it.”
A
leading
Conservative
member
of the
British
House of
Lords
and
former
Deputy
Speaker
of the
House of
Commons
Lord
Naseby
and is
at
present
chairman
of the
all-party
British-Sri
Lanka
group.
Here is
the text
of Lord
Naseby’s
letter
to
President
Rajapaksa:
“Dear
Mr.
President
It is
with a
huge
sense of
relief
that I
congratulate
you on
the
success
of your
armed
forces
in
defeating
the
Tamil
Tigers
who have
held Sri
Lanka to
ransom
for 26
years.
Like you
I have
lived
through
this
terrible
saga,
but it
took
someone
of your
strength
of
character
to
devise a
clear
strategy
and the
leadership
to
implement
it.
I do not
think I
have
ever
done so
many
radio,
press
and
television
interviews
supporting
this
cause
but I
did it
willingly
as I
have
always
believed
in a
United
Sri
Lanka.
As we
look to
the
future,
the key
for us
in the
UK is to
hopefully
provide
some
meaningful
resources
to help
with
resettlement
and to
cease
lecturing.
On a
personal
basis I
share
with you
both the
joy of
success
but also
the
sorrow
for the
valiant
members
of your
armed
forces
who died
is the
conflict.
May I
and your
friends
here
wish all
Sri
Lankans
peace
and
prosperity
in
developing
your
beautiful
country.
Lord
Naseby a
Conservative
peer and
chairman
of the
all-party
British-Sri
Lanka
group
has
stated
that
LTTE
does not
represent
the
Tamils
and
either
they
should
surrender
or face
the risk
of being
wiped
out.”
House of
Lords
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