The messages from senior UK Politicians for the GTF 3rd Anniversry Conference at the UK Parliament

Prime Minister David Camoron-Wednesday, 27 February 2013

I am very pleased to send my best wishes to today's event, the Global Tamil Forum's 3rd Anniversary conference. See his letter below.

Rt. Hon. Mr Nick Clegg MP – Deputy Prime Minister

Minister

Rt. Hon. Mr David Milliband MP – Former Foreign Secretary

Rt. Hon Mr Douglas Alexander MP – Shadow Foreign Secretary

Rt. Hon Mr Ed Davey MP – Secretary of State for Energy

It is now almost four years since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. Following the terrible events of those last months of the war, we all hoped that credible accountability and reconciliation processes would be put in place to enable long-lasting peace to take root on the island. These hopes have not been fulfilled.

United Nations institutions – including bodies mandated by the Secretary-General, international human rights groups and Channel 4 News have all revealed, and continue to expose, evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both sides during the war. However, there has been no credible, domestic investigation into the conflict and the victims and their families – many of whom are Tamils – deserve justice. It is for these reasons that I support the establishment of an independent, international inquiry into the conduct of the war.

Pictures of GTF conference now taking place in the UK Parliament