Photo from the Tamil community meeting (07/11) with -
British High Commissioner for Australia – Valerie Amos and
British Prime Minister’s Special Envoy from Sri Lanka – Des Browne
Photo taken by S Nathan
10 AprUS and UK urge political settlement in SL, Canada wants SL ceasefire
AFP: US urges political settlement in Sri Lanka
The United States on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka’s government to reach a political settlement with the Tamil minority and urged Tamil rebels to free civilians trapped in the bloody conflict.
UK Special Envoy to SL writes:
…There are credible reports that civilians are being killed and wounded daily because of the fighting…Unfortunately, the Government of Sri Lanka still refuses to accept an envoy, even though President Rajapakse said before the appointment that his government would work with one. Their response is obviously disappointing. It is also difficult to understand…
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National Post: Canada wants Sri Lanka ceasefire, Tamil protests continue
Rejecting a call by the Sri Lankan envoy to Canada to end days of disruptive protests in Ottawa, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Thursday that Canada is pushing the United Nations for a ceasefire in the troubled South Asian country…Mr. Cannon rejected a call by the Sri Lankan high commissioner to Canada to crack down on the protesters because they were waving banners that depict a tiger in front of a pair of crossed guns. “It’s not up to me to put an end to protest,” said Mr. Cannon. “People are allowed to protest in Canada. We live in a democracy. People are allowed to go and express their ideas, their concerns.” Mr. Cannon’s remarks fly in the face of the assessment of Sri Lankan envoy Daya Perera, who said Wednesday that: “there is a limit; the freedom of expression has to stop somewhere.”
