Just let them do their thing
In the Sri Lanka conflict, Norway’s angelic patience is wearing thin:
Colombo, June 9. (PTI): Norway today said it was reconsidering its role as Sri Lankan peace facilitator after failing in its latest bid to arrange a meeting between the warring parties in Oslo.
The Norwegian government in a two-page statement issued here after the aborted face-to-face meeting in Oslo yesterday, said the situation in Sri Lanka was “grave” but it could not continue unless the parties cooperated.
“The grave situation in Sri Lanka, with escalating violence in breach of the Ceasefire Agreement, is intolerable for the civilian population and a cause of great concern to the international community,” Norway said.
“The full responsibility for halting violence and giving the peace process a new start, rests with the parties.” Norway said the Nordic-run Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) will not be able to function following objections from the LTTE to the presence of members from countries which has banned the Tigers.
I never thought I would feel this way, but here I am: Just ditch these lying fools and let them slug it out. It’s what they want and what they do best.
