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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9245

3 August 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/sri lanka
Benita Ferrero-Waldner condemns violence and LTTE imposed restrictions

Brussels, 02/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the European Commissioner for external relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, condemned the restrictions put in place by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on access to water in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka. This zone is also an important zone for providing water to Sri Lankan troops. The Commissioner said that “I am deeply concerned at the blockage of water supplies to thousands of families and farms”. She also warned...