Brussels, 22/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 12 August, the Co-chairs for Sri Lanka (USA, European Union, Japan and Norway) called for the government and the Tamil Tigers to immediately cease hostilities that are in breach of the cease-fire and return to the negotiating table. In a press release they welcomed the contribution of the “Norwegian facilitator” in the peace process and announced that they will be meeting up soon to assess the situation. They are particularly worried about the humanitarian crisis that is increasingly worsening and call for an independent international inquiry into the assassination on 6 August of 17 Sri Lankans working for the French NGO Action contre le faim and the presumed assassination of 100 Muslims.