NO POLITICAL SOLUTION ANYMORE.....NO WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS OF TAMILS......???!!! INTL INQUIRY TOO ABOUT CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY!!!

Britain wants probe on any crimes against civilians here

Britain will call for an early investigation to check whether crimes had been committed against displaced civilians in the North of Sri Lanka.
Britain’s International Development Deputy Minister Michael Foster told the House of Commons the sufferings of the people of Sri Lanka would not end with the fall of the remaining LTTE strongholds and Britain together with the international community had continued to make it clear that there could be no military solution to the conflict.

“Lasting peace in Sri Lanka will only come about through a fully inclusive political process that takes into account the legitimate aspirations of all Sri Lanka’s communities -- Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. I should like to put on record the British government’s response to concerns expressed in the debate about genocide. We will call for an early investigation as to whether crimes have been committed against civilians,” he said during Wednesday’s debate where several British MPs voiced their concerns over the situation in Sri Lanka.

Mr. Foster said he saw too much suffering and misery during his visit to Sri Lanka and the camps and said that in addition to access requirements, Britain also urged the Sri Lankan government to live up to its own commitment to allow 80 per cent of the displaced people to return to their homes by the end of the year.

“It is important that those camps are temporary. The humanitarian community should focus only on emergency assistance until safe and sustainable returns are possible. We as a government stand ready to support in practical ways the early resettlement of civilians,” Mr. Foster said.

Meanwhile the House of Commons said it strongly supported the British government within the United Nations, the European Union, the G8 and other international bodies to bring about an end to the conflict in Sri Lanka, to open the way for an international humanitarian relief effort and to promote a process of political reconciliation.The House of Commons also welcomed the £7.5 million the British Government had committed to the relief effort and supported the visit to Sri Lanka of the Foreign Secretary with his French counterpart.

It endorsed the British government’s call for the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE to declare an immediate ceasefire and to allow the civilians trapped in the No Fire Zone to leave unhindered, under the facilitation of the United Nations.

The House of Commons also urged both parties to the conflict to allow full and unrestricted access for humanitarian aid to be safely delivered and said it supported the British government’s efforts to persuade the Sri Lankan government to allow international oversight of all internally displaced people, including a transparent registration process and improved conditions within the camps with better access to food, water and medical facilities.

It also urged the Sri Lankan government to allow the freedom of movement in and out of the camps so that families separated by the conflict can be reunited and endorsed the efforts to persuade the Sri Lanka to initiate a process of political reconciliation with all speed as the only way of ensuring lasting peace between the communities.
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