Lawmakers of the European Parliament (MEPs) have underlined the need for Europe to be more supportive of Sri Lanka’s reconciliation and reconstruction process “rather than constant harassment”, amid global pressure on the government to address alleged human rights violations.
A group of European Parliament members (MEPs) led by Geoffrey Van Orden said Europe needs to be more supportive of Sri Lankan post-conflict reconciliation and reconstruction, “rather than constant harassment”.
On the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), Van Orden said that international organizations which had dubbed it “a whitewash had been proved dramatically wrong”.
The group said they had been encouraged by the steps already taken by the Lankan government towards reconciliation such as the parliamentary select committee on devolution, promotion of a trilingual policy and bilateral talks with the main Tamil party TNA, according to a release by the government of Sri Lanka. - PTI
