FCCISL President welcomes all party peace talks
President FCCISL Nawaz Rajabdeen welcomed the all party conference
held in Colombo last week. All parties should talk in one voice for a
peaceful settlement and should build confidence among the minorities'
parties and discuss all matters on a common platform without discussing
secretly for their own benefit', he said in a press release.
The FCCISL President hailed the courageous stand taken by the leader
of the opposition to facilitate the peace process with the other ethnic
parties showing the commitments for peace and showing the true spirit of
leadership at a time of need in the interest of the country.
At this point of time confidence building with the northern cardres
is more important than discussing peace. Every successive government has
created doubt in the name of peace with northern cardres and confused
the peace process to such an extent that more sympathisers rally round
the northern fighters.
'It is sad minority parties in the Eastern province have divided to
number of ethnic parties for their own benefit and work with different
agendas for their personal gain. Every section of the parties wants to
be the leader in the peace process as a result they have betrayed the
masses in the Eastern province.
This is very clear that after the tsunami a large number of displaced
persons have not benefited as a result of conflicts among the parties in
the Eastern block.
'We congratulate President Mahinda Rajapakse for inviting all the
parties to discuss the current issues and to find a peaceful solution
and a better formula acceptable to all parties so that no party can
blame one another after the final decision is made.
We are sure that the Northern cardres will discuss the peace process
if sincere approach is made by all parties to find a peaceful solution
in the interest of the country.
'We thank the Leader of the Opposition and the minority parties for
discussing on a common platform taking the peace process forward with
the slogan', Rajabdeen said. |