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"en.20060518.22.4-151"2
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"The Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance took the initiative of calling a debate on this issue because the Tamil Tigers had left the negotiating table. The conflict concerned has claimed at least 60 000 lives, and millions of people have been compulsorily displaced. This situation will never be resolved if both parties do not sit down at the negotiating table and remain there for as long as it takes to obtain a solution. The fact that the Tamil Tigers have now left the negotiating table is destructive for all the parties. They are in a minority and will never be able to achieve their aims through violence. The path of negotiation where we can be of help is that which will lead to a successful outcome and on which both parties have some prospect of gain.
We must turn our attention to the Sri Lankan Government. As recently as in May, at least 18 civilians were killed on Kayts Island, and there are witnesses to confirm that the Sri Lankan navy murdered innocent civilians – at least 13 of them – because they were unwilling to leave their homes. Sri Lanka is responsible for a long list of human rights violations that it has never carefully investigated. Now that the country has been elected to join the UN Human Rights Council, it is absurd that it does not itself fulfil fundamental requirements to investigate human rights violations and take measures to bring their perpetrators to justice. If both parties get their act together and assume their responsibilities, we too can accept responsibility for helping with the peace process."@en1
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