HC Deb 16 June 1998 vol 314 cc195-6W
24. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to assist in the re-establishing of peace and democratic Government in Sri Lanka. [44537]

Mr. Fatchett

Sri Lanka has a democratically elected government. We believe a lasting solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka can be reached only through a political settlement. We have said publicly that we stand ready to help in the resolution of the conflict if both sides ask us to play a role.

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