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Both sides of the Sri Lankan civil war must agree to a ceasefire and return to negotiations for the sake of their own people, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
"The recent escalation in fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers is unacceptable," Mr McCully said.
"The Tigers must cease their terrorist acts, and lay down their arms. Equally the Sri Lankan government must halt its military action, and respect the rule of law in dealing with displaced civilians.
"Continued fighting threatens up to 250,000 civilians who have been forced from their homes. Many remain trapped in the combat zone.
"Reports of hospitals being hit in the fighting are worrying, and it appears the humanitarian situation in the north and east of Sri Lanka is deteriorating.
"There is a pressing need for agencies such as the United Nations and the International Red Cross to be allowed to monitor what is happening, and to deliver urgently-needed medical assistance and food supplies to civilians.
"On the eve of Sri Lankan Independence Day celebrations, New Zealand supports the United States and other nations in calling for an end to the fighting so that a lasting solution can be found," Mr McCully said.
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Shamefully un-original and
Shamefully un-original and disgustingly 'tail wagging' to the US's policy of aiding genocide in srilanka.
Either say something DECENT reflecting knowledge and thought of the issues involved or keep quite as you have been until now. Talk about the involvement of India and the genocide taking place; Talk about ways to safeguard the Tamils being bombed to extinction without any regards for international norms and conventions. Don't just give lip service. We have Australia for that. Thank you.
Sri Lanka is one of 8 'red
Sri Lanka is one of 8 'red alert' genocidal states in the world, according to a US NGO Report "Genocide 2008" authored by former US Secretaries Madelein Allbright and William Cohen. It has decimated more than 75,000 Tamils in the north and east since July 1983 and displaced the entire 2 1/2 million Tamil population, of whom 600,000 are in refugee camps both incountry and another 350,000 in India and more around the world. Most killings have been due to indiscriminate aerial bombings and shelling by an ethnic military with total impunity. At present in Wanni it also uses banned cluster bombs, FAEs and other high incendiary bombs on villages like in Vietnam war.In the past 4 days it has shelled 2 hospitals and a 'safe zone' killing and injuring many, including ICRC workers who have now left, in the area during a ceasefire period! Also it has starved the people of food and medicines, all serious war crimes under the Geneva Conventions.No independent Reporters are allowed. 19 reporetrs have been murdered in past 2 years in government areas. What is most needed is urgent UN intervention. WHY is the international Community ignoring these gross war crimes by the STATE and ONLY concentrating on the LTTE? State terrorism has been ongoing for 60years right from time of inedependece BUT ignored by the IC!
It is a shame that the focus
It is a shame that the focus is still on the LTTE who are just part of the struggle for the minority community in Sri Lanka.
Also, its ironical that Tamil's call for ceasefire is still standing the the West keeps on repeating its parrot's phrase that "both" parties should come to a ceasefire.
Governments have access to Sri Lankan government and politicians should stop making general public statements and put pressure on Sri Lankan government engaged in a genocide.
Don's let another Rwanda in Tamils areas fully unfold.
We must open the eyes here!
WJW
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Chance for democracy: One if good men spoke out.........
Although I strongly disagree
Although I strongly disagree with Murray MC Cully on calling the actions of the LTTE 'terrorist acts', I appreciate him breaking his silence on the war in Sri Lanka.
He has made his view on this clear and now what? I hope he is not going to sit around and wait for the US to do something. Take this issue to parliament, discuss it, work together with the other nations!!! There is a humanitarian crisis. Send aid! Demand the SL government to let media in so that they have the chance to report the actual truth. Don't they wonder what the SL government wants to hide? Intervene and bring peace to Sri Lanka. Give those Tamils who have lost everything to the war a chance to recover. Most of them don't even have the chance to cry for the people they have lost since their focus have shifted to safeguard those that are left in their families.
Why does no government have the guts to call the actions of the SL government genocidal??? The Sri Lankan government is actively carrying out a genocide against Tamils in order to keep Sri Lanka a singhala Buddhist country. Most fail to find out more than what is reported on by most media who have already fallen prey to the propaganda which the SL government is successfully spreading saying they are fighting a war against terror. That is the curtain that they are hiding their genocidal actions behind. Wake up NZ!!!
The NZ govt every year goes
The NZ govt every year goes against head on with Norway and Japan to save 800 mink whales, spends a lot of time and money to make an election happening in Fiji and Zimbawe. Does it think killing of 75,000 Tamils and making another million refugees or the life of these people who are the blood relatives of NZ living Tamils less valued than minky whales or an election in Zimbawe. Mr.McCulley - for you as FM you may have to study the history and the peaceful effort by tamils in Srilanka from the time of independence before arm struggle started. I thank you for your taking time to comment on this but it is just symbolical than save any life.
GSK
Hamilton
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