Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Lanka briefs US on military operations in the North

(DM)A delegation from Sri Lanka led by Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Bhaila has briefed the United States (US) on the military operations underway in the North against the LTTE, a statement from the Foreign Ministry stated.

During the meeting between the Sri Lankan delegation and US officials led by US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher, the Deputy Minister noted that the LTTE is holding civilians as human shields and preventing them from coming to Vavuniya, where the Government had made arrangements to receive them. Full Text