Pact compels SL to support US: JVP

3 April 2012 02:16 pm

According to the defence pact signed between Sri Lankan and the United States in 2006, Sri Lanka will be compelled to support the US or its allies if a war involving them erupts in this region, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today.

Opening the debate on the US-sponsored resolution against the country at the UNHRC, JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said though some government ministers had made anti-US diatribes, they remained silent when such agreements with far reaching consequences against the country were signed.

“If the US launches a war in this region against anyone, we cannot take decisions according to our conscience. There is no room for us to weigh the pros and cons of such a situation and take independent decisions. We have agreed to provide the services of our airport and harbours to the US or its allies,” he said. (Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera)