Stay away from Sri Lanka's internal matters, US warned

Several Sri Lankan political parties today asked the United States government to stay back from the country's internal matters as they could resolve each and every problem inside the island country.

Speaking at a press briefing held in Colombo this evening the Leader of Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, Somawansa Amarasinghe said that the US Government has no right to question General Sarath Fonseka over the war in Sri Lanka or related matters.

He stressed that Sri Lanka could resolve its internal matters as they have finished the thirty-year long war without any assistance from the Western countries such as the US.

The Marxist Leader asked the Sri Lankan government to take necessary actions to safeguard the rights of every person who sacrificed their lives to save the country from LTTE terrorism.

Meanwhile, issuing a statement the General Secretary of the Jathika Hela Urumaya, a political party representing the country's Buddhist monks too said they would go for tough actions if the US government attempts to interfere in Sri Lanka's internal matters.

It was reported that the Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka, now on a private visit to the United States has been asked by US officials to give evidence against Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa over alleged human rights abuses.