EU condemns attack

The European Union has strongly condemned Friday’s LTTE suicide attack in Colombo which claimed the lives of three people and injured more than 50 others.

Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic K. Schewarzenberg expressed the EU’s strong condemnation of the LTTE attack during a press briefing in Brussels on Monday to announce the outcome of the 2925th General Affairs Council meeting.

Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg said: “Minister’s agreed on the Council’s conclusions on Sri Lanka which are calling for immediate cessation of hostilities providing for full and unrestricted access allowing humanitarian aid to be delivered and allowing civilians to leave the conflict area.

The EU strongly condemns the LTTE’s latest suicide attack on Colombo on February 20, which claimed the lives of three people and injured more than 50”.