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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7116800" data-attributes="member: 92282">The United States has  turned down a request by the Defence Ministry to provide advanced  training for Sri Lankan military officers, citing human rights concerns.                                                The Sunday Times learns that three lists containing names of senior  officers were submitted to the US State Department for training at US  military academies. U.S. Embassy spokesperson Jeff Anderson said  facilities for such training programmes required certain assurances  including the safeguarding of human rights.                       “It is because of  concerns in this area that some military cooperation with Sri Lanka has  been suspended,” he said. However, Mr.  Anderson added that the U.S. and Sri Lanka had a long tradition of  partnership, which included cooperation between the two militaries.  “That continues even today,” he said.                                                He pointed out that last month the U.S. military worked alongside the  Sri Lanka Navy and the Air Force in providing humanitarian assistance to  people in the Trincomalee district.                       “Our military is also  assisting in the de-mining efforts in the north,” he said.                          Meanwhile military spokesperson Prasad  Samarasinghe declined to comment on the issue saying that he was not  aware of such a development.Sundaytimes</blockquote>

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