Sat, 2009-03-28 02:45 United Nations , 28 March, (Asiantribune.com):
Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador HMGS Palihakkara, told members of the Security Council that there is general agreement, both nationally and internationally, that the only way to bring an end to this terminal phase of the conflict is for the LTTE to free the civilians and to discuss modalities for surrendering weapons and cadres.
But there will be no unverifiable and unenforceable ceasefires, he told delegates at an informal closed-door interactive discussion on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. The Co-chairs have said it. The United Nations has said it. The neighboring countries have said it. Many members of the Security Council have said it.
And so has Lakdhar Brahimi, a former special envoy of the Secretary-General, who expressed his views last week in an op ed piece in the International Herald Tribune, pointing out that the LTTE, overwhelmed by government forces, "has lost". Holding civilian hostages and showing complete disregard for the Tamil population that it claims to want to liberate will not resurrect the LTTE's ability to fight this war, Brahimi warned.
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Would the US accept anything less from Taliban after Obama's rhetoric today?
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the bilion dollar question...? Hope the world sees the double standards in the fight to end terrorism... !
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