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India provides power-sharing document Samaraweera holds talks in New Delhi
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera who arrives in New Delhi today will meet his Indian counterpart to discuss the current crisis in Sri Lanka, diplomatic sources said. Mr. Samaraweera is arriving for the ministerial meeting of economic bloc BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) but will hold talks with his counterpart on the sidelines of the two-day conference starting tomorrow, the sources said. The Sunday Times learns the Indian government has urged Sri Lanka to maintain the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) while strengthening the political process and cautioned that the CFA might break down in the absence of negotiations. In an effort to strengthen the political process, the Indian government which had already offered expertise. on constitutional matters, last week provided detailed documents on matters of sharing power. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Romesh Jayasinghe confirmed to The Sunday Times that the documents which also included judicial cases on the subject had been provided and dispatched to Colombo. He said the documents had been submitted to the expert group set up under the All Party Conference (APC). Mr. Jayasinghe said the Government has so far not sought any assistance of constitutional experts. Among the documents submitted is the Sarkaria Commission report on sharing power between the centre and the regions. On Friday, an Indian Foreign office spokesman said India believed that war was not an option to resolve the Sri Lankan crisis and that the political process should be expedited |
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