SL should have new power sharing arrangement with Tamils: US - Press Trust of India

Washington, May 20 (PTI) As Sri Lanka savours the defeat of LTTE, US today asked Colombo to initiate a new power sharing arrangement among Tamils, Sinhalese and others for a "lasting peace" that safeguards the rights of all citizens.

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"A lasting peace in Sri Lanka depends on Sinhalese, Tamils and all other Sri Lankans working together to achieve new power sharing arrangements that safeguard and promote the rights of all Sri Lankans," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a statement. The US wants Sri Lanka to "turn the page on its past" and use the opportunity to create a political arrangement that promotes and protects the rights of all citizens, including Tamils.

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