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India urges Sri Lanka talks, sidesteps help request |
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
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India said on Wednesday it was concerned about rising violence in southern neighbour Sri Lanka and called for the resumption of peace talks between Colombo and Tamil Tiger rebels blamed for a spate of attacks.New Delhi, however, gave no indication that it would accede to visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's request for help to revive a flagging peace bid after attacks that have stretched a 2002 ceasefire nearly to breaking point.
The Indian comments came after talks between Rajapakse, who arrived in
New Delhi on a four-day visit on Tuesday, and Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh."We are deeply concerned by the recent escalation of
violence in Sri Lanka and repeated violation of the ceasefire," Indian
Foreign Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters.
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