Sri Lanka strips Norway of peace broker role
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, April 14, IRNA -- Sri Lanka on Monday stripped Norway of its role as its peace broker in nearly three-decade old of ethnic strife.
The move comes a day after Sri Lnakan diplomatic mission in Oslo was ransacked by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers.
The decision was taken, as Sri Lankan forces are poised to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels after having overrun all their bases on the island.
According to All India Radio (AIR) report, an official statement issued to this effect said, "In these circumstances, the Government of Sri Lanka perceives that it is no longer feasible for Norway to act as facilitator in the engagement with Sri Lanka in the current context."
Around 100 Tamil demonstrators on Sunday stormed the Sri Lankan Embassy in Oslo. Photographs of the attack showed broken windows and other damages in the mission.
In an official protest lodged with the Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo on Monday the Government stated that it is deeply regretted that the Norwegian Government has failed in discharging of its obligations under the international law, consequent to its sheer neglect in the provision of adequate security to the Sri Lanka Mission in Oslo.
The Government said that requests for adequate security for the Mission had been made repeatedly by the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Norway, who had been informed by the authorities that since the Norwegian Security Service were maintaining a constant surveillance of the Mission; they did not perceive the necessity to place a static guard to provide security cover.
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