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Mr President, I am sure everyone appreciates that we are at a very crucial time, with the peace talks due to start next week.
I may be the only person here who has seen at first hand the damage that has been done by the war in the north and east of Sri Lanka: the devastation to property and lives; the real suffering – of the Tamil people in particular – and the dreadful attacks on Colombo, Kandi and other places in Sri Lanka. The deaths of many leading figures and ordinary people have gone without investigation. The tragedy and misery have been compounded by last year’s tsunami.
Now there is a real chance to restart. I hope that all those involved in the peace talks will appreciate how important these are, recognise their responsibilities and be prepared to compromise and not look for recriminations. Nobody in Sri Lanka would benefit from a return to conflict.
Personally I regret the absence of representatives of the Muslims, Buddhists and Colonel Karuna’s forces there, which I believe will make things more difficult. The ban on the LTTE people travelling to the European Union makes it rather anomalous that we have to have these talks in either Geneva or Norway. Nevertheless, we in the European Parliament should do everything we can, with the Commission and the Council, to assist, not hinder, the negotiations.
I wish them well."@en1
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