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Friday, October 16, 2009 - 5.00 GMT |
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India reiterates support to Sri Lanka |
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The
Government
of India
reiterated
its
willingness
to
provide
further
humanitarian
assistance
in
specific
areas
upon
request.
This was
conveyed
by
India’s
Minister
of State
for
External
Affairs,
Smt.
Preneet
Kaur
when she
met with
Foreign
Minister
Rohitha
Bogollagama
at the
8th Asia
Cooperation
Dialogue
(ACD)
Ministerial
Meeting
held in
Colombo
yesterday.
The
Foreign
Minister
stated
that
from the
perspective
of the
Government
of Sri
Lanka,
everything
possible
was
being
done to
improve
the
conditions
in the
IDP
welfare
villages.
He also
detailed
the
actions
taken by
the
Government
in
resettling
the IDPs
and
explained
the
difficulties
that the
Government
encountered
in this
process.
De-mining
work
carried
out by
the Sri
Lanka
Army and
the
Indian
De-mining
team are
progressing
expeditiously,
nevertheless
more
assistance
is
required
to
complete
this
process,
the
Minister
further
said.
State
Minister
Kaur
stated
that she
was
aware of
the
difficulties
in such
an
exercise
and
agreed
to
discuss
the
possibility
of
increasing
assistance
to Sri
Lanka
referring
to the
offer of
assistance
for
rebuilding
the
Duraiappa
Stadium
and
establishing
a
cultural
centre
in
Jaffna.
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