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Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6.33 GMT |
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Don’t dictate to Sri Lanka on reconciliation
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Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi urged the world not to dictate to Sri Lanka amid post-war reconciliation efforts.
Mr. Akashi, Japan’s Special Peace Envoy on Sri Lanka, in referring to calls from some countries of the West for possible alleged war crimes, which the Sri Lankan Government denies and being baseless, said the international community should not dwell on the past.
On his 20th visit to Sri Lanka, since March 2002, Mr. Akashi, the envoy from the “Co-Chairs” group for peace in Sri Lanka who most visited Sri Lanka, said the international community should not dwell on the past. He agreed on the need for investigation of reasonable allegations on alleged violations of international norms in combat, and said it was a matter for Sri Lanka to put in place as it knew the situation best, with emphasis on reconciliation
"It is up to the Sri Lankan government to define the precise role," of an inquiry into what took place in the final stages of the war to defeat terrorism, Akashi told the media in Colombo. "It is not for other governments or international organizations to dictate to Sri Lanka as to what it should be doing in this highly complicated and sensitive area."
Japan, one of the largest aid donors to Sri Lanka, has pledged 39 billion yen ($426.4 million) in development assistance for Sri Lanka, in the forthcoming period, with focus on resettlement and rehabilitation of IDPS and national reconciliation. as well as economic and social development in the South of the country.
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