Training barred in America. Reason war crimes
Colombo, Jan 27 (IANS) A high-level delegation from the US State Department Sunday held talks with the Sri Lankan government and opposition members regarding post-war developments in the island nation.
Reports states, trainings for Sri Lanka forces in America are denied as a reiterate over war crime charges against Sri Lanka forces.
According to the American Lehi law category, America has ceased opportunities to the high level officials from the Sri Lanka forces for commanding training courses.
This law is prohibited from American military assistance to the foreign forces accused of war crimes by violating human rights.
Through this law, all the military assistance given to Sri Lanka could be ceased; hence the names which are only accepted by American government were requested from Sri Lanka government for providing the training is according to information.
Regarding this issue, Defense Secretary Gottabaya Rajapakse had informed that he would hold discussions with South and Central Asian Regional Affairs, Deputy State Secretariat Additional Deputy Secretaries James Moor, Vick ram Singh and Jane Zimmerman the American diplomats who had reached Colombo.
Sunday , 27 January 2013
Reports states, trainings for Sri Lanka forces in America are denied as a reiterate over war crime charges against Sri Lanka forces.
According to the American Lehi law category, America has ceased opportunities to the high level officials from the Sri Lanka forces for commanding training courses.
This law is prohibited from American military assistance to the foreign forces accused of war crimes by violating human rights.
Through this law, all the military assistance given to Sri Lanka could be ceased; hence the names which are only accepted by American government were requested from Sri Lanka government for providing the training is according to information.
Regarding this issue, Defense Secretary Gottabaya Rajapakse had informed that he would hold discussions with South and Central Asian Regional Affairs, Deputy State Secretariat Additional Deputy Secretaries James Moor, Vick ram Singh and Jane Zimmerman the American diplomats who had reached Colombo.
US officials hold talks in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Jan 27 (IANS) A high-level delegation from the US State Department Sunday held talks with the Sri Lankan government and opposition members regarding post-war developments in the island nation.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Vikram Singh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jane Zimmerman arrived in the island Saturday, Xinhua reported.
The delegation met a key Tamil minority political party and discussed issues concerning Tamils in the north and east of the country.
A Tamil National Alliance (TNA) official told Xinhua that issues including the resettlement of people displaced due to war and an upcoming session at the UN Human Rights Council where the Sri Lankan issue is expected to be raised were discussed.
Moore is a deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs since September 2010. He was previously the deputy chief of mission of the US embassy in Colombo 2006-2009.
Zimmerman is a deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, responsible for South and Central Asia, the Western Hemisphere, and International Religious Freedom.
Singh is deputy assistant secretary of defense for south and southeast Asia within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.
The Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in 2009 after 30 years of war but still continues to face pressure over human rights allegations from several countries including the US. Colombo denies the allegations.
