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2013-01-27 20:39:05
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COLOMBO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A high level delegation
from the U. S. State Department held talks with the Sri Lankan government and opposition
members on Sunday regarding post war developments in the country.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Vikram Singh and Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State Jane Zimmerman arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday.
The delegation met a key Tamil minority political
party and discussed issues concerning Tamils in the north and east of the
country.
A Tamil National Alliance (TNA) official told Xinhua
that issues including that of the resettled war displaced people and an
upcoming session at the UN Human Rights Council where the Sri Lankan issue is
expected to be raised was also discussed.
James R. Moore is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs since September 2010.
Moore was previously the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo
from 2006 to 2009.
Jane B. Zimmerman is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, responsible for
South and Central Asia, the Western Hemisphere, and International Religious
Freedom.
Vikram J. Singh is Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for South and Southeast Asia within the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs. Singh serves as
the principal adviser to senior leadership within the Department of Defense for
all policy matters pertaining to development and implementation of defense
strategies and plans for the region.
The Sri Lankan Military defeated the Tamil Tiger
rebels in May 2009 after 30 years of war but still continues to face pressure
over human rights allegations from several countries including the United
States.
Sri Lanka has however denied most of the allegations
raised.
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Editor: Yang Lina
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