TNA rejects Sri Lanka govt's accusation of stalling talks
PTI- Friday, March 14, 2014
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Main Tamil Party has dismissed the Government's will utilize blaming IT for the stalled Direct negotiations to Hammer out a political settlement to the Island's ethnic conflict.
Veteran Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader Rajavayoti sampanthan counter-accused the Government for the standoff.
The Tamil party had made several overtures but the government had repeatedly reneged on agreements reached at the direct talks with TNA, Sampanthan said.
He asserted that the Government failed As the 2011 talks with the Government ignored the action required to implement agreements between Peak Two parties.
This was by President Mahinda Rajapaksa following a Call for an All-Party Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).
The TNA leader said IT was wrong for the Government to State that talks aimed at reaching a Final political solution remain stalled due to his Party.
External Affairs Minister GL Peiris had told the UN Human Rights Council Sessions in Geneva that TNA's intransigence had led to the deadlock.
Sri Lanka As is Facing a Third UNHRC resolution in MANY years, censuring the country On Its Lack of Progress On Its Human rights Accountability and Reconciliation with the Civil War ended with the defeat of Tamil All Insurances after the LTTE in May 2009.
had backed the Previous Two Resolutions.
The U.S.-moved resolution is EXPECTED to prompt an International Investigation into alleged Human rights abuses and crimes against humanity during the Last Phase of the Government's Military campaign.
When the PSC started Its deliberations Last year, the TNA and the opposition parties had boycotted IT.
Giving Reasons, sampanthan SKIPPED the PSC As the Government had said that the Party was not a political solution and failed to indicate Keen On Its willingness by Government-TNA talks during Peak implementing agreements.
PTI- Friday, March 14, 2014Veteran Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader Rajavayoti sampanthan counter-accused the Government for the standoff.
The Tamil party had made several overtures but the government had repeatedly reneged on agreements reached at the direct talks with TNA, Sampanthan said.
This was by President Mahinda Rajapaksa following a Call for an All-Party Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).
The TNA leader said IT was wrong for the Government to State that talks aimed at reaching a Final political solution remain stalled due to his Party.
External Affairs Minister GL Peiris had told the UN Human Rights Council Sessions in Geneva that TNA's intransigence had led to the deadlock.
Sri Lanka As is Facing a Third UNHRC resolution in MANY years, censuring the country On Its Lack of Progress On Its Human rights Accountability and Reconciliation with the Civil War ended with the defeat of Tamil All Insurances after the LTTE in May 2009.
had backed the Previous Two Resolutions.
The U.S.-moved resolution is EXPECTED to prompt an International Investigation into alleged Human rights abuses and crimes against humanity during the Last Phase of the Government's Military campaign.
When the PSC started Its deliberations Last year, the TNA and the opposition parties had boycotted IT.
Giving Reasons, sampanthan SKIPPED the PSC As the Government had said that the Party was not a political solution and failed to indicate Keen On Its willingness by Government-TNA talks during Peak implementing agreements.
