Proceeding contribution from Bishop of Ripon and Leeds (Bishops (affiliation)) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 30 April 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
My Lords, I am very grateful for the report and for the work that is being done in Sri Lanka. In the context of our particular link in Ripon with the churches in Sri Lanka and, particularly with the Bishop Duleep de Chickera of Colombo, will the Government affirm, recognise and support the role of the churches as a tiny minority in Sri Lanka, working with international friends and allies in seeking to achieve peace, justice and humanitarian aid for all communities there? Will he comment on our view that the vast majority of Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka want peace, work for it and that that is a source of substantial hope for the future?
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- 710 c389
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- 2008-09
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Access Armed conflict Casualties Civilians Humanitarian aid Sri Lanka Internally displaced people Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Resettlement Ceasefires
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