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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10032020" data-attributes="member: 92282">The United States called on Sri Lanka Wednesday to bring to justice  anyone responsible for war crimes committed as the island crushed a  decades-long insurgency.US diplomat Robert Blake said Colombo  should carry out its own investigation into allegations contained in a  United Nations report of atrocities during the 2009 offensive against  Tamil Tiger rebels."The international mechanism can become  appropriate in case of states that are unable or unwilling to meet their  obligations," the assistant secretary of state for south and central  Asia told reporters at the end of a two-day visit to Sri Lanka.Colombo  has rejected a report commissioned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon  which found "credible allegations" that the Sri Lankan army and Tamil  Tigers rebels were guilty of war crimes or crimes against humanity.The  UN has estimated that tens of thousands of people died in the 2009  offensive, in which the government killed the Tamil Tigers' leaders,  ending a 37-year separatist campaign.Blake, a former ambassador  to Sri Lanka, said the island could have its own investigation in line  with internationally accepted human rights standards, rather than face  an external inquiry."We look first to the host government, in this case the government of Sri Lanka, to take responsibility (for) these issues."The  US has continuously expressed to the government of Sri Lanka to  implement a credible process of accountability," Blake said.Last  week Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris denounced the UN  report as "legally, morally and substantively flawed" and accused the  global body of trying to destabilise the island.Blake said he was  "encouraged" that Peiris planned to communicate with Ban, and was keen  to continue "cordial relations" with the UN secretary general and his  team."The UN report underscores the importance of a durable  political solution that can forge a prosperous, democratic and united  Sri Lanka, but also the importance of dialogue between the UN and the  government of Sri Lanka."Blake said he had taken part in a series of "productive" meetings with senior government officials.While  Sri Lanka has done a lot to re-settle civilians displaced by war, he  said, much more needed to be done in areas like welfare, demining,  providing a full account of those missing and the issuing death  certificates for the dead.<img src="http://www.google.com/hostednews/img/afp_logo.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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