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US says it is troubled by Sri Lankan decision to end peace deal
Associated Press,
Thu January 3, 2008 15:20 EST .
- - WASHINGTON (AP) The United States said Thursday it was troubled by Sri Lanka - 's decision to end a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels. ``All parties to the conflict share the responsibility to protect the rights of all of Sri Lanka - 's people,'' McCormack said in a statement. Sri Lanka - 's government has said growing violence has rendered the agreement irrelevant. Despite the cease-fire, near-daily ambushes, assassinations and airstrikes have killed more than 5,000 people over the last two years. The truce had been considered the foundation for a long-term peace deal that would bring a permanent end to the civil war, and it received widespread international support. There has been a major escalation in fighting in recent weeks along the front lines surrounding the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto state in parts of the north.Discuss this story
Published: Thu Jan 3 18:03:35 EST 2008
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