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Saturday, June 7, 2014
What appropriate action will be taken response to India? -Question raise by Ranil in Parliament
(Lanka-e-News-
06.June.2014, 11.00PM) On 26th May, 2014 President Mahinda Rajapaksa
attended the swearing in ceremony of the new Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. Next day, bilateral talks were held between the two
sides. The media reported that during the meeting, President Rajapaksa
had explained the steps taken by the Sri Lanka Government to achieve
national reconciliation. Subsequent to the talks, the Secretary to the
Ministry of External Affairs, India, Shrimati Sujatha Singh in her media
briefing stated "We on our side have urged upon President Rajapaksa
that it is important for the wellbeing of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, that
the Thirteenth Amendment to be implemented, and that it is also
important for it to go beyond. So we are hopeful that this request that
is coming from Prime Minister will be listened to and that Sri Lanka
will take appropriate action as required."
An earlier Joint Press Statement issued by the two Governments on 17 May 2011 during the visit of Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs to New Delhi to discuss national reconciliation in Sri Lanka, stated, "the External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka affirmed his Government's commitment to ensuring expeditious and concrete progress in the ongoing dialogue between the Government of Sri Lanka and representatives of Tamil parties. A devolution package, building upon the 13th Amendment, would contribute towards creating the necessary conditions for such reconciliation."
Will the Minister inform the House of the government's response to this issue raised by India side in regard to national reconciliation? What appropriate action will be taken in this regard? What were the assurances given to the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the then Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and the present External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in regard to a political solution for national reconciliation, by the President and the Government of Sri Lanka?
(Lanka-e-News-
06.June.2014, 11.00PM) On 26th May, 2014 President Mahinda Rajapaksa
attended the swearing in ceremony of the new Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. Next day, bilateral talks were held between the two
sides. The media reported that during the meeting, President Rajapaksa
had explained the steps taken by the Sri Lanka Government to achieve
national reconciliation. Subsequent to the talks, the Secretary to the
Ministry of External Affairs, India, Shrimati Sujatha Singh in her media
briefing stated "We on our side have urged upon President Rajapaksa
that it is important for the wellbeing of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, that
the Thirteenth Amendment to be implemented, and that it is also
important for it to go beyond. So we are hopeful that this request that
is coming from Prime Minister will be listened to and that Sri Lanka
will take appropriate action as required."An earlier Joint Press Statement issued by the two Governments on 17 May 2011 during the visit of Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs to New Delhi to discuss national reconciliation in Sri Lanka, stated, "the External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka affirmed his Government's commitment to ensuring expeditious and concrete progress in the ongoing dialogue between the Government of Sri Lanka and representatives of Tamil parties. A devolution package, building upon the 13th Amendment, would contribute towards creating the necessary conditions for such reconciliation."
Will the Minister inform the House of the government's response to this issue raised by India side in regard to national reconciliation? What appropriate action will be taken in this regard? What were the assurances given to the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the then Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and the present External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in regard to a political solution for national reconciliation, by the President and the Government of Sri Lanka?
