US Commends Sri Lanka's Reconciliation Measures

A U.S. envoy on Tuesday commended the steps taken by Sri Lanka to foster reconciliation between the sides that fought a long civil war that ended seven years ago. Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski said on a visit to Colombo with another U.S. official that they have seen “Sri Lanka take concrete steps forward in its reforms in democratization and reconciliation'' in the last few months. Among the steps he cited were the bill to establish an office on missing persons,...

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