Member of the Australian Parliament for Bennelong, John Alexander, in his address to the Deputy Speaker on the Main Committee Motion on Sri Lanka, on Feb. 28, said turmoil and conflict in Sri Lanka must not be given oxygen and the country deserved international assistance. He stressed the need for a political solution.
Following are excerpts of Alexander’s speech:
"The people of Sri Lanka have endured the pain and suffering of conflict for over 26 years. With estimations of more than 70,000 people killed and nearly half a million people displaced, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when the fighting finally concluded in May 2009. As with all conflict, it is only when the shellings cease, and when the bullets stop raining down from roof tops that accusations of inappropriate conduct during war can be analysed.
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