Wednesday, April 22, 2009

China backs Sri Lankan fight against LTTE

China has come out strongly in support of the Sri Lankan Government's efforts to wipe out the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and apprehend its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

China supports the efforts of the Sri Lankan government to safeguard national integrity while ensuring security and political stability, said Jian Yu, spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry at a press briefing on Tuesday (April 21), in Beijing.

She was responding to a question about the end of the24-hour deadline for surrender given to Prabhakaran by the Sri Lankan government, the Hindustan Times reported April 22.

Courtesy : Presidential Media Unit

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