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Germany puts pressure on Lanka, aid frozen
Sunday, 15 October 2006 - 8:42 AM SL Time
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Germany has officially frozen any new aid for projects in Sri Lanka in a bid to put pressure on the government and the LTTE to get back to peace talks.
The German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in a statement issued on Friday said Germany was increasing pressure on the conflict parties in Sri Lanka as it believed that without peace there could be no development.
?New commitments of more than 38 million euros, meant for projects in Government as well as Tamil areas, are therefore frozen until the peace process will be restarted. Already for some time several projects in the Tamil areas had to be interrupted due to security reasons as well as the EU listing of the LTTE as a terror organization,? Minister Heidi Wieczorek-Zeul said in the statement
?For weeks we have been demanding an immediate return to the negotiating table and a shaping of a common future,? Ms Wieczorek-Zeul. As long as both sides engage in intensive conflict, ?it is not meaningful for the German government to commit additional funding that cannot reach the people of Sri Lanka?.
?There cannot be a military solution to the conflict between the Singhalese and Tamils? the minister said. ?The flare-up in the conflict since the start of the year has led to the deaths of thousands and displacement of hundreds of thousands.?
Since previous demands to return to peace negotiations remain unfulfilled, the donors have to act now to increase pressure, so that the population, already suffering from the impact of the tsunami, could dare to hope, the statement said.
According to analysts, the decision of the Minister appears to have been prompted by an inability to implement projects in Sri Lanka. Since the start of the year, most of the North-East projects implemented by the GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) have had to be scaled down, with expatriate staff withdrawing to Colombo.
While such a decision has been expected by insiders for some time, its timing comes as a surprise, in a week of seeming progress towards peace talks at the end of the month, and the historic MOU between the SLFP and the UNP, crucially on the ethnic issue. Moreover, the phrasing of the conflict as one between the ?Singhalese and Tamils? and the reference to ?Tamil areas? in an official statement of the Government of Germany, might lead to some concern in Sri Lankan Government and diplomatic circles.
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samanj
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15 Oct 2006 03:42:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Why does the fat Germans need to pressure the GOSL ?
These dumb fat brains have still not understood that all development are carried out in SL are by the GOSL.
All that LTTE does is to turn over billions of Euros collected on purchasing arms to destroy mankind and their so called tamil people whom they allegedly appear to represent in the eyes of the germans & the world.. |
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15 Oct 2006 04:15:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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These dumb fat brains have still not understood that all development are carried out in SL are by the GOSL.
No you misunderstood, they understand this very well, GoSL development is carried out... ONLY for Sinhala people,n ot Tamils. So start getting used to this, unless you government starts making an honest attempt at peace, with a just solution for the Tamil people, then more and more aid is going away, then what is the GoSL going to use for development?
I guess they could alwasy export punakku, only they would have to start charging for it isntead of spitting it out for free like they do now. |
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15 Oct 2006 04:21:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Germany puts pressure on Lanka, aid frozen
Need more , put more pressure on the failed state to find a lasting solution the this conflict with good faith . |
magha
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15 Oct 2006 06:05:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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The German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in a statement issued on Friday said Germany was increasing pressure on the conflict parties in Sri Lanka as it believed that without peace there could be no development.
Already hard hit Tamil dominated areas will suffer more. Wake up Germany , you guys had given refugee status to Tamils who had finance and nurtured Terrorism in Sri Lanka bringing a war to the door steps of the Tamils them selves. |
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15 Oct 2006 13:32:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hey dillont
here we are, finally Germany realized the plight of the Tamils being stuck with the pariah state srilanka.
i would like to see a total ban on srilanka, the UN security council must vote in favor of a regime change in srilanka. apparently India is blocking every move of Finland which is hell bent on bringing the srilankan issue to the UN.
NO WOUNDER WHY MANMOKAN WAS IN FINLAND COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. |
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15 Oct 2006 13:38:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Germany hostory is full of mistakes, but later they corrected. so will hope they will correct this mistake very soon. |
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15 Oct 2006 13:41:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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Germany hostory is full of mistak
beggars cannot be choosers, they will not put a cent in your bowl , full stop.
you remind me the sour drapes story! stay in the well ,please do not pop out! |
dumindak
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15 Oct 2006 13:45:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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beggars cannot be choosers
Beggers have a right to choose, but slaves dont have.
Better be a begger than a slave to a canibal. |
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15 Oct 2006 13:48:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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The official distinction between the sinhala and tamil areas by the Government of Germany is of paramount importance....
More such freezings of aid are likely to follow from other countries should this trend continue!!
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=443&id=4459
Edited By - dillont - 15 Oct 2006 13:48:52 GMT |
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15 Oct 2006 13:48:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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Better be a begger than a slave to a canibal.
yes the same salves brought you the misery , no more cents in your bowl!
now stop wingeing and whining. |
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