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Nambiar sets tough terms on HSZs
HT,
January 27.
The retired Indian general acting as military consultant to the Sri Lankan government has suggested that the Tamil rebels be asked to withdraw from frontline positions to designated safe areas. They should also deposit their heavy weapons with a neutral (outside) party, if the High Security Zones (HSZs) in the Jaffna peninsula are to be modified to settle civilian refugees, the The Sunday Island said.The paper said that Lt-General Satish Nambiar had made these recommendations in his first report on the general question of restructuring of the Sri Lankan Army, and that he would be coming back to make a special study of the HSZs, on the invitation of the Sri Lankan government.
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Published: Sun Jan 26 22:03:29 EST 2003
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ASK DR. SWAMY!
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Dr. Subramanian Swamy
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ANSWERS 1-24 NOW AVAILABLE
[HERE]
The Lanka Academic is delighted to announce its next guest in its
series of Q & A sessions: Dr. Subramanian Swamy, President,
Janata Party, India. We are indeed gratified by his appearence at The
Lanka Academic to answer questions from our readers.
We hope our readers would avail themselves of this opportunity to
educate themselves on the Indian perspective on the on-going peace
process and the other developments in all spheres of politics
with respect to India and Sri Lanka.
Submit your questions for Dr. Swamy and view his answers here. As usual, we will forward your questions to him
in batches and will post the answers as they arrive.
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Child protection chief lashes out at inaction
The Island,
January 27.
The head of the country’s national child protection body last week lashed out at the international and local community for clamping shut on the LTTE’s recruitment of child soldiers, saying that anyone drafting children to the armed forces could not be for peace."My core issue is why are we quiet about child abductions and recruitment?" said Prof. Harendra de Silva, chairman of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), directing his criticism also at local and international aid agencies and NGOs."I have spoken to members of the international community... I can even mention names if it comes to a push...," he elaborated in an interview with The Island. "I tried to speak to them so many times and they say no, no, no, don’t talk about child soldiers, it’s too sensitive. You will upset the peace process."
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Published: Sun Jan 26 22:21:33 EST 2003
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Swiss Ambassador discuss urgent humanitarian issues with the LTTE
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 7.00 a.m Monday 27 January.
The Ambassador for Switzerland in Sri Lanka Bernardino Regazzoni said that
he discussed matters related to urgent humanitarian needs in the North and
the East when he met with LTTE's political wing leader, Thamil Chelvam last
week. Regazzoni told The Lanka Academic " Two officials from the Division
for human security of the Swiss federal Department of foreign affairs
accompanied me. They are in charge of projects in the sector of de-mining,
such as the one run by the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action. I visited
thereafter this project in Vavunya." The meeting between the LTTE and the
Swiss delegation took place at the LTTE's political headquarters in
Killinochici. Thamil Chelvam told the Swiss delegation that people would
loose confidence in the peace process if immediate attention was not paid to
the basic humanitarian needs of the people and restoring normal life in the
North and the East. In addition to the meetings in Sri Lanka, on Friday
leader of the governments peace negotiation team and Minister G.L.Peiris met
with the Swiss Foreign Minister Calmy -Rey in Bern to discuss the situation
in Sri Lanka and the progress of the peace talks between the government of
Sri Lanka and the LTTE and also on the future involvement of Switzerland in
Sri Lanka. Switzerland is planning to support in the promotion of peace in
the country, which compliment and support the official peace process.
According to the Ambassador, Switzerland has decided to increase its funding
for re-construction and rehabilitation from 6 million francs to 7.5 million
Swiss francs.
Published: Sun Jan 26 19:58:54 EST 2003
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