Friday, January 16, 2009
India pledges more assistance to Lanka
India pledges more assistance to Lanka: "India on Friday (January 16) pledged additional humanitarian assistance worth Rs 1.7 crore to Sri Lanka to help civilians in the embattled north of the island nation as Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon discussed bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest with senior leaders in Colombo.
Amidst demands by political parties in Tamil Nadu for a ceasefire between Sri Lankan security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Menon held meetings with the country’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona."
Amidst demands by political parties in Tamil Nadu for a ceasefire between Sri Lankan security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Menon held meetings with the country’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona."
