Police STF members guard the site of a suicide bomb explosion in Borelesgamuwa, a suburb of Colombo, October 9, 2008. A suicide bomber attacked a convoy ferrying Sri Lanka's agriculture minister through the suburb on Thursday, killing one person and wounding at least five including his deputy, officials said. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi (SRI LANKA)India Calls For Negotiated Settlement In Sri Lanka
-- Voice Of America
-- Voice Of America
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels should seek a negotiated settlement to end their conflict.
Mr. Singh said the Sri Lankan conflict does not call for a military victory, and he expressed concern about escalating fighting, civilian casualties and refugees.
Mr. Singh's comments came as a members of a regional Tamil Party in southern India called for greater restraint by Sri Lanka's military. The party said members will resign their parliamentary seats unless Sri Lanka's military stops its offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.
The party is a parliamentary ally of Mr. Singh's Congress Party and provided key support to Mr. Singh when he won a confidence motion in parliament in July.
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