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Keep your hands off Sri Lanka, JVP warns USA
Alladin Hussein in Colombo,
January 6, 2003, 11.17 pm.
The third most powerful political party in Sri Lanka’ parliament has demanded the United States not to interfere in the country’s internal matters. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna has also condemned with disgust the attempt by US to tamper in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka.
The party was referring to a recent statement made by USA deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage’s warning that a political power struggle should not be tolerated in Sri Lanka.
The party said that the internal affairs of a country should be decided by the people of that country and not according to the whims and fancies of world powers. “People of this country should elect their rulers not according to the whim and fancy of the USA or any other country but in accordance to their own conscience,” the party stressed.
It also accused the government of getting ‘foreign bandits’ to intimidate the people and threaten them and continue with their immoral programme of dividing and selling the country.
Published: Tue Jan 6 12:28:03 EST 2004
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LTTE constructing a monument in Jaffna
Alladin Hussein in Colombo,
January 6, 2004, 9.22 pm.
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission has received complaints from the army that the LTTE is constructing a monument in Palali (Jaffna Peninsula) in memory of their dead cadres.
The Monitoring Mission has however assured the security forces that they would take up the matter with the LTTE. The army has also made a complaint in this regard to the Valvettithurai police station.
The construction of the monument is reported to be a ceasefire violation.
Meanwhile the army also reported that a female LTTE cadre, who escaped LTTE detention, surrendered to the Akkaraipattu police, seeking police protection.
According to the escapee, she was kidnapped by two unidentified LTTE women near Kaiwanchikudy on December 11, 2002 and was trained at Kadumbimalai LTTE camp before she finally ran away from LTTE. The incident has been brought to the notice of the Monitors.
Published: Tue Jan 6 10:28:11 EST 2004
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Milinda Hold Discussions With Patten
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 12.55 P.M Tuesday 6 January.
Milinda Moragoda, Minister for Economic Reforms, Science and Technology held
discussions yesterday in Brussels with Christopher Patten, Commissioner for
External Relations of the European Commission. Moragoda's spokesman said
that the meeting in Brussels was a part of the process of individual
consultations the Minister is conducting with the Co-Chairs of the Tokyo
Conference on the Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Sri Lanka.
The Spokesman said Moragoda and Patten discussed the continued role of the
Co-Chairs, pursuant to the commitments entered into at the Tokyo Conference.
Moragoda visited Washington and Oslo before arriving in Brussels to meet
Patten. Moragoda is expected brief Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe on
the discussions he had with the Co-Chairs on his arrival in the island early
tomorrow.
Published: Tue Jan 6 02:14:47 EST 2004
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2004: TLA
wishes you a very
Happy New Year!
