Krishna meets Rajapaksa, stresses solution for Tamils
Date: Jan 17, 2012
Colombo, January 17, 2012
A political settlement to Tamils in Sri Lanka and a solution that answers the aspirations of the Tamil community…is the most important issue to be resolved, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, here on Tuesday.
During the 90-minute breakfast meeting between the two leaders at Temple Trees, the official residence of the Sri Lankan President, a wide range of issues were discussed but the focus remained firmly on the Tamil question.
Earlier, on Monday, Mr. Krishna had met with representatives of the Tamil National Alliance and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress separately. The TNA leadership conveyed the lack of urgency on the part of Sri Lanka to work towards a political solution to the Tamil question. The SLMC stressed the need for the Muslim minority to be considered while drawing up a solution.
Meanwhile, The Island newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Sri Lankan government had suspended a crucial round of talks with the TNA, angered over the TNA’s criticism of the LLRC report in a detailed 70-page study.
