A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, May 25, 2017
Pace of reforms have slowed considerably: EU
OMP to ‘sate’ all grievances, but what’s next?
The European Union (EU) noted that the pace of reforms in Sri Lanka had
slowed significantly with straightforward deliverables such as the
operationalisation of the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) yet to
materialise.
Ambassador of the EU to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Tung-Laï Margue said
that more needed to be done quickly to hasten reconciliation efforts.
He expressed these views when he met National Integration and
Reconciliation State Minister A.H.M. Fowzie at his ministry last week.
Issuing a statement, the EU delegation yesterday said Ambassador Margue
and Minister Fowzie had discussed the Government's priorities with
regards to reconciliation as well as the EU's wide-ranging support to
the Government's reforms.
During the discussion on resettlement, Minister Fowzie had noted the
progress in land returns and underscored the complex realities of
resettlement and land restitution in the former conflict zones.
Minister Fowzie had assured greater cooperation between his ministry and
the EU and expressed the country's appreciation to it for funding
already pledged towards strengthening the reconciliation process in Sri
Lanka.
The
EU is providing EUR 12 million to strengthen the reconciliation process
by seeking institutional consensus across various government entities
and civil society, in addition to contributing to strengthening the
linkages between the government and the people at the grass-roots.
The
programme will also facilitate initiatives that link reconciliation and
non-recurrence by addressing language barriers and psycho-social needs
as well as using arts and culture to break down barriers between
communities.
The statement said the EU will provide a further EUR 8.1 million to support long-term peace-building efforts.