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Frank McKenna resigns as ambassador to U.S.
[ CTV ] [ 02:43 GMT, Jan. 26, 2006 ]
Frank McKenna, Canada's ambassador to the United States, has resigned.He informed prime minister-designate Stephen Harper of his decision on Tuesday, Canadian Embassy officials in Washington said Wednesday.In his two-page letter to Harper, McKenna asked to be relieved of his duty, adding he shared a mutual commitment to Canada with Harper and that he would have had no difficulty working with a Conservative government.Earlier Wednesday in Washington, McKenna brushed off the question when reporters asked him about his future. Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed McKenna to the important diplomatic post just less than a year ago. However, Martin's Liberals were defeated in Monday's election, leading Martin to announce he was quitting as Liberal Party leader.
Sri Lanka peace talks: war canceled or delayed?
[ Reuters ] [ 11:05 GMT, Jan. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to meet for peace talks in Geneva, reducing the risk of an imminent return to conflict, but many analysts are warning the island is far from safe from a new war.Some analysts believe the rebels had made their point by bringing the country to the edge of war and then pulling back.With the Geneva talks aimed only at the implementation of the truce -- an agreement that has no provision to punish either party for breaches -- many analysts feel euphoria over the deal, including in financial markets, is overly optimistic.Some also say the government might now act to rein in Tiger renegades in the east who have been attacking the rebels. Truce monitors say the security forces have so far at least been turning a blind eye to their activities."There is no military solution to the conflict," another diplomat said. "It will only end when they sit down and talk. The question is if they are ready."
Sri Lanka Tigers release policeman after talks deal
[ Reuters ] [ 11:11 GMT, Jan. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels released a policeman as a gesture of goodwill on Thursday, a day after agreeing to peace talks with the government in Switzerland, but some asked if civil war had merely been postponed."People are not jumping around with joy," one aid worker told Reuters from the northern army-held enclave of Jaffna, hemmed in by rebel lines and the scene of some recent attacks."People are a bit more relaxed but I don't know that they think it will really work. They have seen this before." The government had refused to go to Norway, which has been facilitating the island's peace process since 1998 but which some of the Sinhalese majority say is too pro-rebel. The Tigers had refused to go anywhere else.Agreeing to meet in Geneva, the rebels said they would stop violence if alleged army abuse of Tamil civilians ceased.
[ CTV ] [ 02:43 GMT, Jan. 26, 2006 ]
Frank McKenna, Canada's ambassador to the United States, has resigned.He informed prime minister-designate Stephen Harper of his decision on Tuesday, Canadian Embassy officials in Washington said Wednesday.In his two-page letter to Harper, McKenna asked to be relieved of his duty, adding he shared a mutual commitment to Canada with Harper and that he would have had no difficulty working with a Conservative government.Earlier Wednesday in Washington, McKenna brushed off the question when reporters asked him about his future. Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed McKenna to the important diplomatic post just less than a year ago. However, Martin's Liberals were defeated in Monday's election, leading Martin to announce he was quitting as Liberal Party leader.
Sri Lanka peace talks: war canceled or delayed?
[ Reuters ] [ 11:05 GMT, Jan. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to meet for peace talks in Geneva, reducing the risk of an imminent return to conflict, but many analysts are warning the island is far from safe from a new war.Some analysts believe the rebels had made their point by bringing the country to the edge of war and then pulling back.With the Geneva talks aimed only at the implementation of the truce -- an agreement that has no provision to punish either party for breaches -- many analysts feel euphoria over the deal, including in financial markets, is overly optimistic.Some also say the government might now act to rein in Tiger renegades in the east who have been attacking the rebels. Truce monitors say the security forces have so far at least been turning a blind eye to their activities."There is no military solution to the conflict," another diplomat said. "It will only end when they sit down and talk. The question is if they are ready."
Sri Lanka Tigers release policeman after talks deal
[ Reuters ] [ 11:11 GMT, Jan. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels released a policeman as a gesture of goodwill on Thursday, a day after agreeing to peace talks with the government in Switzerland, but some asked if civil war had merely been postponed."People are not jumping around with joy," one aid worker told Reuters from the northern army-held enclave of Jaffna, hemmed in by rebel lines and the scene of some recent attacks."People are a bit more relaxed but I don't know that they think it will really work. They have seen this before." The government had refused to go to Norway, which has been facilitating the island's peace process since 1998 but which some of the Sinhalese majority say is too pro-rebel. The Tigers had refused to go anywhere else.Agreeing to meet in Geneva, the rebels said they would stop violence if alleged army abuse of Tamil civilians ceased.