Friday, May 11, 2007

Govt. committed to Tamils’ rights

COLOMBO: The Government’s aim is to evolve a solution to the situation in the North and East to ensure that the Tamil people are protected and assured of their rights, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the Archbishop of Canterbury Most Rev. Dr. Rowan Williams Thursday. The President who discussed the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka with the Head of the Anglican Church, said the Government was committed to a negotiated solution to the Sri Lankan crisis and always stood firmly by that position.
The Archbishop was also told that the situation regarding Human Rights abuses had improved in Sri Lanka and that in this regard the Government was keeping a close tab on the Security Forces.

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