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Japan warns of aid cut to Sri Lanka
Friday, 1 February 2008 - 2:17 AM SL Time
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Japan has warned Sri Lanka that Tokyo might cut its aid to the island
Japan`s special peace envoy to Sri Lanka, Yasushi Akashi, told journalists in Tokyo on Thursday `We could be forced to review our aid policy if military action keeps escalating, although Sri Lanka wants Japan to continue it` .
Japan is Sri Lanka`s largest foreign donor, giving about $9bn in grants, loans and aid since 1985, including around $400m in 2007.
Calling for a negotiated settlement, the Japanese envoy said that the donor nations ban on the LTTE has made it difficult.
Japan has refused to brand the Tamil Tigers as terrorists despite similar prohibitions by the United States, European Union and India.
`By demonising the Tigers and calling them terrorists, they have constrained negotiations,` Akashi said.
But he said Japan still hoped to remain engaged in Sri Lanka`s future for decades to come.
The Japanese special envoy met Sri Lankan political leaders including President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a visit this year a day before the government unilaterally ending the five year old ceasefire.
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tigeress19
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Article: Japan warns of aid cut to Sri Lanka
Friday, 1 February 2008 - 2:17 AM SL Time
what would stop the govt waging an unnecessary war?? |
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 31 Jan 2008 20:20:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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Did all 2500 years we live with foreign Aids ?
GOSL should have a APRC not to solve the Hypothetical national Problem
but to use the 13th amendment as the basis to overhaul the Sri Lankan political system so that Sri Lanka can benefit but not only the politicians or the Tamil - Racists.
that way, we can satisfy India, most of Sri Lankans.
Edited By - AnuD - 31 Jan 2008 20:36:18 GMT |
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 31 Jan 2008 20:23:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Foreign aid - good and bad. People always adapt. We were adapted to foreign aid for a long period of time. It may hurt in the short run, it may help LTTE save their ass, but, in the long run, SL will find a way to develop. |
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31 Jan 2008 20:26:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Japan is too late , they should have done aid cut looooong time ago before CFA came to an end , damn they missed to do the right thing in right time , all the time going easy with GoSL when they were in high on human right violation and full of crimes .
any way let see if Japan would do some magics here -:) |
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31 Jan 2008 20:28:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Did all 2500 years we live with foreign Aids ?
SL will find a way to develop.
Amude wearing Sinhala armed thugs will attack LTTE with spears and arrows in future!
hE...hE...hE |
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 31 Jan 2008 20:33:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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The Japanese envoy said that the donor nations ban on the LTTE has made it difficult.]
Yeah, particularly for Velu s Fan Club.
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31 Jan 2008 20:49:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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| No problem. Proud Sinhala nation will beg nations smaller than them (Israel) for cheaper arms. |
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31 Jan 2008 20:50:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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Demala rats, cry babies... UN give me this,give me that... spine-less demala's...
just reminding you the heading,,
Article: Japan warns of aid cut to Sri Lanka
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 31 Jan 2008 20:51:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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If theres a will theres a way...now the will is there,..and we will find the way..:):)))))
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