LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3287
TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2011

SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether separatist activities have surfaced again in Sri Lanka;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the present status of relations between India and Sri Lanka?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SMT. PRENEET KAUR)

(a) & (b) According to available information, there are no indications that separatist activities have resurfaced in Sri Lanka.

(c) The relations between India and Sri Lanka, in recent years, has been marked by close contacts at the highest political levels, growing trade and investment, cooperation in the fields of development, education, culture and defence, as well as a broad understanding on major issues of international interest.

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