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| War not the way out of Lanka's ethnic crisis: Saran | | |
New Delhi, Aug 28: As fighting between Government forces and LTTE continued, India today said war was not the way out of the troubles facing the island nation and the ethnic issue needed to be resolved within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.
"We do not not believe that war is the way out...We do not think violence, whether from LTTE's side or an armed conflict, can resolve any issue," the Foreign Secretary said.
"India does not support the issue of a separate (Tamil) state being carved of Sri Lanka. India is committed to territorial integrity and sovereignty of that country," Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told a group of diplomatic correspondents here.
Replying to questions on the mounting crisis in Sri Lanka following fresh clashes between Lankan troops and LTTE, he said "the ethnic issue should be resolved within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.".
Observing that New Delhi did not consider the Tigers as the "sole champion" of aspirations of Tamil people there, Saran said "there is the larger issue of welfare, interests and aspirations of the Tamil-speaking population" in the island nation.
On the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Saran said the situation there has a "certain sensibility" for India "because as soon as there is an armed conflict or any hostility, a large number of Tamil-speaking people try to take shelter" in this country. |
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