Proceeding contribution from Lord Sheikh (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 30 April 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
My Lords, there is a significant Tamil diaspora in this country. They are very concerned about what is happening to their friends and relatives, and we are very concerned about the humanitarian issue. As we all know, the Tamils are protesting outside in Parliament Square, and they have also been outside the Indian High Commission. Has the Minister met the Tamil leaders to assure them that have done everything possible to resolve the situation; and is there something special that they would like us to do? We learnt a lot by resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland, and I am sure that we would have something significant to offer to reach long-term peace.
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- 710 c388-9
- Session
- 2008-09
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Access Armed conflict Casualties Civilians Humanitarian aid Sri Lanka Internally displaced people Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Resettlement Ceasefires
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