New Delhi,Government
has consistently called upon Sri Lanka during bilateral discussions and in the
international fore to fulfill its commitments made to the international
community on effective and timely implementation of all the constructive
recommendations contained in its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
(LLRC) Report including those pertaining to missing persons, detainees,
reduction of 'high security zones', return of private lands by the military and
withdrawal of security forces from the civilian domain in the Northern
Province. Government remains engaged with Government of Sri Lanka to take
forward the process of reconciliation and, in the spirit of partnership,
encourage them to take forward the dialogue with the elected representatives of
the Sri Lankan Tamils.
Since the end of conflict in Sri Lanka, the focus of Government has been on the
welfare and well being of the Tamils citizens of Sri Lanka. Their resettlement
and rehabilitation have been of the highest and most immediate priority.
Government has implemented and continues to implement a wide range of projects
covering assistance projects for IDPs in the areas of housing, de-mining,
education, connectivity, livelihood restoration, economic revival, etc. It may
be noted that due to our engagement with the Government of Sri Lanka on
reconstruction and other issues, a modicum of normalcy is returning to the
Tamil areas in Sri Lanka.
This Information was given by the Minister of state in the Ministry of External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Gen. Retd. Dr. V. K. Singh in Lok Sabha
today.