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Krishna meets Sri Lankan Tamil, Muslim leaders
Monday January 16, 2012 10:00:38 PM,
IANS
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Colombo: India's
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday met separately
leaders of ethnic Tamils and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
ahead of his talks Tuesday with his Sri Lankan counterpart G.L.
Peiris.
"A seven-member delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)
and a five-member delegation of the SLMC held discussions with
Krishna on various issues, including the reconciliation efforts
being made towards a political settlement of the ethnic Tamils,"
an Indian High Commission official told IANS here.
The TNA delegation was led by R. Sampanthan, leader of the
political representatives of the Tamil-speaking Sri Lankan
minorities.
Sri Lankan Minister of Justice Rauf Hakeem led the SLMC
delegation.
"As the discussions were held behind closed doors, we do not have
details of what transpired between the minister and the two
delegations," the official said.
Indian High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha was present during the
discussions with the delegations, which lasted 45 minutes each.
Krishna arrived here earlier from Bangalore on a four-day official
visit to the island nation for talks on bilateral issues,
including a lasting solution to the Tamils' issue, and review the
progress made in the reconstruction and development of the ethnic
minorities two years after the three-decade long armed conflict
ended in May 2009.
The TNA was formed over a decade ago with moderate Tamil parties
and a number of former rebels groups for securing an autonomous
state in island nation, but reconciled to accept regional
self-rule with land and police powers.
The three-decade-old SLMC represents the Muslim community in the
eastern province of the country and has five members in the
225-member National Assembly.
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