Rajapaksa claims international support for fight against LTTE

President Mahinda Rjapaksa Monday said Sri Lanka enjoys the trust of its neighbours and unflinching support of the international community in its fight against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist group.

In his speech at the main function to celebrate the island nation's 60th Independence Day here Monday, Rajapaksa said: 'Our neighbours trust us and the international community's confidence in us has not been reduced one iota.'

This was in answer to criticism that his no-holds-barred fight against the Tamil Tigers had given rise to serious human rights abuses against the minority Tamils and that because of this, Sri Lanka had got isolated from the rights-conscious international community.

It was also said that India was displeased with the slow progress of his efforts to find a political solution to the conflict between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils.

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