Sri Lanka has warned that a vessel carrying asylum seekers with connections to the LTTE could be headed for Australia.
High commissioner of Sri Lanka Senaka Walgampaya said yesterday (June 20) that he had credible information that a boat, believed to be connected to the remnants of the LTTE, had upwards of 200 people on it.
"Earlier on, the boat was going to Canada; now it is confirmed that they are trying to come to Australia," he has said.
"We are told that the boat itself does not belong to the LTTE but they are people who have links to the LTTE," Mr. Walgampaya said.
His warning came as prime minister Kevin Rudd today (June 21) holds his last ministerial meeting before parliamentary polls in which the issue of asylum seekers will feature prominently.
The Sri Lankan diplomat also urged Mr. Rudd to extend a three-month suspension of reviewing Sri Lankan asylum claims.
Source:http://www.colombotoday.com/english/articles/Lite/Lanka-warns-vessel-LTTE-remnants-headed-Australia/12422.htm
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