The genesis of the modern State system and the “Doctrine of Sovereignty and Equality of States” is as recent as 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia. Relations between India and Sri Lanka, however, are ancient and predate t ...
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US report lauds Lanka’s commitment
Countering terrorist financing and money laundering:
US report lauds Lanka’s commitment
Rasika SOMARATHNA
Sri Lanka has shown a high level of commitment to counter terrorist financing and money laundering, a US state department report on terrorism said. The ‘Country Reports on Terrorism’, released last Thursday, said that while there were no terrorist incidents within Sri Lanka in 2010, there were continuing concerns that the LTTE’s international network of financial support might still be functioning and therefore, most counter-terrorism activities undertaken by the Sri Lankan government were targeted at countering terrorist finance.
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