Sri Lanka Appreciates Role of International Community

In a speech given in Washington by the Sri Lankan Ambassador in the United States, Bernard Goonetilleke, the government of Sri Lanka has expressed its appreciation of the positive role played by the international community in the war on terrorism.

“The ban on the LTTE, first by India, the U.S., the U.K., followed by Canada and the 27 member EU, has helped dampen the Tigers’ increasing ability to raise funds for their war chest. The U.S. ban on one of the LTTE front organizations, the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) in November 2007, was a significant blow to the Tiger fundraising capabilities,” he added.

Speaking further, the Ambassador said; “The international community also needs to persuade the LTTE to return to the negotiating table, and to hang in there until a satisfactory compromise is reached. Only such action will drive home the message that undemocratic methods of seizing power as the Tigers currently employ, are unacceptable to the civilized world.

The international community needs to be cognizant that democracies cannot take extra-constitutional measures, and, political solutions to conflicts require discussion, debate and compromise before consensus is reached.”

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