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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the importance of Sri Lankan government to work constructively with the international community towards national reconciliation.

The UN Chief highlighted this during a meeting with five ambassadors, who handed an observation report on Sri Lanka to the UN Chief in New York.

The UN Chief also said:

“I have consistently underlined the critical importance of addressing accountability in Sri Lanka through a genuine and comprehensive national process achieving national reconciliation. Last week in New York I have received the Japanese ambassador who led the accountability assessment mission to Sri Lanka where representatives of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Rumania, Sri Lanka and a Colombia University professor participated in an observation project to Sri Lanka last December.

I recognized through our meeting with them the important steps taken by the Government of Sri Lanka since the end of the conflict and strongly underlined the need to address the remaining challenges particularly on issues relating to reconciliation and accountability. I highlighted the importance for the Government of Sri Lanka to work constructively with the international community towards that end.”

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  • bugsy. Monday, 04 March 2013 07:50 AM

    The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!

    lal Tuesday, 05 March 2013 12:27 AM

    War criminals were liquidated, no more problems since May 2009. Wake up and thank the military.

    Ananda Seneviratne Monday, 04 March 2013 04:00 PM

    This is the reason why the UN and the West are against Sri Lanka. Not working constructively with the international community. I think it is high time for the SL government to work with the international community but still they can maintain the same integrity for not letting to break the country and not giving unwanted more power to TNA. TNA and pro-LTTE elements want Eelam by negotiations and reconciliation after losing the war. This is what the UN and the International community has to realize and Sri Lankans will never ever want to surrender to them to break the country and give Eelam to Tamils because it is unjustifiable and no need at all. Tamils need to learn to live side by side with other Sri Lankans. PERIOD! NO Eelam! If the international community and the TNA accept this, I am sure Sri Lankan government will reconciliate anything.

    Roshan Monday, 04 March 2013 09:45 AM

    please can you tell us where did you get this information and are you living in SL, because you are talking like a 3rd class politician.

    kannan Monday, 04 March 2013 08:09 AM

    Reconcile with tamils Nicky? first remove military from N E and atrocities will come to end

    Nodrog Monday, 04 March 2013 08:03 AM

    Bottom line is its the tamils living abroad who want to show the world they are still being persecuted so they can cling to their refugee status and collect millions from donations for the 'cause' but its actually to sustain their luxury life-styles.

    Burul Monday, 04 March 2013 07:59 AM

    Well said. Banking Moon should taking up a job in banking without wasting everybody's time,

    Nodrog Monday, 04 March 2013 07:57 AM

    Typical idiotic response from a single-tracked LTTE supporter which the LTTE cheering squad will mark in green. .

    nicky karunarathna Monday, 04 March 2013 04:31 AM

    "Reconciliation" has become a buss word for the convenience of the rogue community alias UN There is nothing to reconcile in SL as Tamil living in every nook and corner of the country. On the other hand its capital Colombo Tamil is second highest population after Muslim and third place unfortunately gone to Sinhalese. So not we - that Tamil have to reconcile with us forgetting their bigotry to this country. When these idiots getting the facts right or our idiots giving the correct facts?

    Gabo Singho Monday, 04 March 2013 07:36 AM

    Ban Ki-Moon is very pragmatic. Better heed his advise.

    roger Monday, 04 March 2013 07:41 AM

    most of the land belonged to the sinhalese people
    did the tamils grabbed the land from the sinhalese
    or you sold them to a price and bought palatial houses outside colombo from that money

    Amila. G Monday, 04 March 2013 07:06 AM

    At lease from now on. Wishful thinking.

    kumar Monday, 04 March 2013 06:45 AM

    Usual moronic answer. Is that so? Then how come there only two MP's for the Muslim and Tamil Community out of 19?

    Jan Chandra Monday, 04 March 2013 06:49 AM

    Well said nicky. Thanks for the comments

    your mom Monday, 04 March 2013 12:00 AM

    we have offcourse committed war crimes, nothing to hide. but let's not forget the rest... usa, uk, France.. all of them are still committing war crimes, in middle east.. which by law is even illegal to have their military their. give sl a break... via DM Android App

    Yuri Monday, 04 March 2013 05:15 AM

    What about War crime !!! and investigation !!!

    Lobo Monday, 04 March 2013 04:38 AM

    The UN should try to work with countries on issues and not isolate them by conducting unofficial investigations outside the mandate of the UN and its policies and by appointing biased personnel to overlook other nation's matters. Also, if they were independent and not work under the influence of bigger countries their recommendations would be more readily accepted.


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