Sri Lanka urges international community to do more in fighting against terrorism

Sri Lanka urges international community to do more in fighting against terrorism

Sri Lanka said on Thursday that while it has been successful in its fighting against terrorism, the world has not done enough in its war on terror.

The Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry quoted Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations Dr. Palitha Kohona as saying that Sri Lanka remains vigilant about agents of the Tamil Tiger rebels.

"This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the horrible terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, an event that shook the world and was a wakeup call to all countries on the globalization of terrorism. A decade later it is but appropriate to ask ourselves if the world has done all what it could to prevent such acts of terror. Tragically, our experience has been that senseless acts of terror have continued as we witnessed in the recent incidents in Oslo, Mumbai and Abuja,"Kohona said.

He said that while sympathizers of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels are conducting a well financed propaganda campaign designed to even scores and win through international sympathy what they lost through terror.

Sri Lanka defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009 following 30 years of war which also saw thousands of civilians and soldiers being killed.

"Not a single terrorist bomb has exploded in the country since the defeat of the terrorist LTTE in May 2009 and not a single terrorist bullet has been fired. Although we look to the future, we will never forget what terrorism did to our country and its people. We remain vigilant about the threat from the terrorist group's agents and front organizations abroad who still subscribe to the destructive and racist ideology,"he said.

He added that almost all acts of terror continue to have direct or indirect international linkages and therefore the issue can only be addressed through the combined efforts of the international community.

"Terror groups are resorting to increasingly sophisticated means to sustain their activities, through the cultivation of linkages to international organized crime. These linkages mean that terrorists and their front organizations profit from human trafficking and arms trafficking, money laundering, credit card fraud, and cyber-crimes. Surprisingly, some otherwise respected members of society may be part of these networks," Kohona said.

Editor: Chen Zhi

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COLOMBO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua)