SINHALA GOVT MINISTER TOLD TRUTH OR LIE!!?? YOU DECIDE!!!

Lanka not using cluster bombs: Minister

The government yesterday denied accusations of having used cluster bombs in the battle against Tamil Tigers, a senior Minister said.
“We will not breach internationally accepted norms,” BBC Sinhala service quoted government defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella as saying.

When asked why Sri Lanka was not among the signatories to the treaty against the use of cluster bombs, he said the question had to be referred to the Foreign Ministry but it

was not uncommon for a country to remain outside the treaty.

A foreign ministry official who did not wish to be identified told Daily Mirror there was no need to sign the treaty as Sri Lanka did not use cluster bombs and insisted that there was no need for Sri Lanka to sign such a treaty even in the future.

“There are so many treaties not signed by all countries while some take years to ratify a treaty” Mr. Rambukwella told BBC.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian S. Gajendran had reportedly, urged the International community to condemn the Sri Lankan government for using cluster bombs against civilians in the Wanni.

At a conference in Oslo, Norway, more than 100 countries have opted to sign a treaty banning the current designs of the cluster bombs.

The weapons scatter shrapnel over a wide area, posing a lasting danger to civilians.

Campaigners say the treaty is a breakthrough but among many of the carrying large cluster bomb stockpiles such as the United States, Russia and China have not signed the treaty.

Washington says it's tackling the problem by developing bombs with greater precision and low failure rates.
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