“APRC Package Will Finish Conflict in Sri Lanka”

(January 25, New Delhi, Sri Lanka Guardian) In response to a question on the recommendations of the All Party Representatives Conference in Sri Lanka, Navtej Sarna a official spokesperson to Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi yesterday evening said:

“The Government of Sri Lanka has been good enough to share with us the interim steps recommended by the All Party Representatives Conference in Sri Lanka for implementation of devolution provisions and official language provisions of the Sri Lankan Constitution. It has consistently been our view that a settlement of the issues in Sri Lanka is to be done by the Sri Lankan people themselves in a manner acceptable to all communities within the framework of a united Sri Lanka."

"The Government of India will continue to work with Sri Lanka and its people to bring about such a settlement of the issues in Sri Lanka. To the extent that the APRC proposals contribute to such a settlement, they are a welcome first step,” the spokesperson said.