Expressing concern at the plight of civilians in Sri Lanka, India on Wednesday asked the war-torn nation to ensure that the killings of Tamil civilians are stopped and underlined that it will do "all it can to also ameliorate the humanitarian crisis". Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a special meeting late on Wednesday night to discuss the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sri Lanka. The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon.
"We are very unhappy at the continued killing of innocent Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka. These killings must stop," Mukherjee said in a statement after the meeting. "The Sri Lankan government has a responsibility to protect its own citizens. And the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) must stop its barbaric attempt to hold civilians hostage," he said. "There is no military solution to this ongoing humanitarian crisis, and all concerned should recognise this fact," he said.
"We are very unhappy at the continued killing of innocent Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka. These killings must stop," Mukherjee said in a statement after the meeting. "The Sri Lankan government has a responsibility to protect its own citizens. And the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) must stop its barbaric attempt to hold civilians hostage," he said. "There is no military solution to this ongoing humanitarian crisis, and all concerned should recognise this fact," he said.
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