US commends resettlement process

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US commends resettlement process
The United States yesterday commended the government's speedy process in resettling those internally displaced during the conflict between security forces and the LTTE.
"I commend the Government's efforts in resettling most of those who were internally displaced by the fighting," US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia Butenis said at an event where the US Government donated five ambulances to the Army.
Praising the Sri Lanka Army and the local and international INGOs for successful de-mining operations in the country, she said "due to the heroic efforts of the Sri Lankan Army and Sri Lankan and international de-mining organizations, large swaths of the North and East are now cleared of mines. However, much work still remains and our continuing support will enable the process to be completed more quickly, she said.
"Demining is an essential element of this resettlement process. The mines have meant that people can't return to their homes, that farmers can't plant and harvest crops, that villagers have to worry about explosives in water wells, and that children can mistake a mine for a toy."
Courtesy : President's Media Unit