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The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp who is visiting Sri Lanka said in a television interview that the LTTE is very deserving of being added on the list of banned organizations “We think it will help cut off financial supplies and weapons procurement and the like”,he said. The US is concerned with the LTTE provocations that threatened the CFA agreement said the assistant secretary of state. He also said that the LTTE should give up violence if it needs to find a place within a united Sri Lanka. Government Commenting on the responsibility of the government Camp pointed out the need of the government to inquire into the recent killings of civilians. “We also hold democratic governments to high standards and when there are killings in areas controlled by the government, it is certainly the government’s responsibility to uphold law and order.” said Camp He said the government needs to address legitimate Tamil grievances. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils