LTTE’s Continued Terrorism Main Reason for Stalling of Peace Process – Christina Rocca

Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca, testifying before the United States House of Representatives International Relations Subcommittee for Asia and the Pacific on Tuesday June 14, said the division within the Sri Lankan government and the absence of trust between the government and the (Tamil separatist) LTTE, which continues to use assassinations and suicide bombers, underscoring their character as an organization wedded to terrorism and justifying their designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization are the main reasons for the breakdown of the peace process.