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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 9358678" data-attributes="member: 92282">US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced hope for a "just and  democratic" Sri Lanka as she offered congratulations ahead of the  war-torn island's Independence Day on Friday.Clinton said in a statement Wednesday that the United States and Sri  Lanka have historically enjoyed "a strong relationship based on mutual  interests and a shared commitment to the ideals of democratic  governance." "We hope to continue our efforts to strengthen this relationship by  assisting in post-war reconciliation to bring about a peaceful,  prosperous, just and democratic future for all its citizens," Clinton  said. Sri Lanka's relations with the United States were strained in 2009 when  Washington voiced concern about human rights as the army killed the top  leadership of the Tamil Tiger rebels, ending decades of insurgency. After urgings by the Tamil diaspora, a number of US lawmakers have  pushed President Barack Obama's administration to take a harder line on  Sri Lanka, such as supporting an international probe into the 2009  violence. The United Nations has said that at least 7,000 civilians perished in  the final months of fighting, while international rights groups have put  the toll at more than 30,000. Sri Lanka has denied any civilian deaths and has rejected calls for an  international probe. The Tigers were known for devastating suicide  bombings during their decades-long campaign for a separate Tamil  homeland.<a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/9524-clinton-backs-democratic-lanka.html" target="_blank">AFP/DM</a></blockquote>

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