US, Britain, Call For End to Sri Lanka Fighting
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| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (r) and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the State Department in Washington, 12 May 2009 |
The United States and Britain have made a joint call for an immediate end to hostilities in Sri Lanka and the evacuation of civilians from the last remaining stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels. The conflict was a major issue in a meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
