ROVIK/WAPS CONFERENCE
WORLD ALLIANCE FOR PEACE
IN SRI LANKA po box 4066-Mulgrave-Victoria-Austrlia ph/fax 03-95480276
2007-April-20th
NEWS RELEASE
World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) along with their associate
organizations,NAT and Sansadaya have taken many steps to expose the
LTTE friendly activities of Norway and Norwegian foreign ministry
cabal led by Erick Solheim. We have met Eric Solheim after WAPS Confernce
in Oslo and conveyed our concerns on behalf of Sri Lankans who are
at the receiving end of LTTE terrorism. But, Norway continues with
their program to create space for the LTTE contributing in a big way
to the political and economic instabilty of Sri Lanka.
The collection of funds by the LTTE agents to procure arms in Norway,
direct technical and financial support to the LTTE by Norway and attempts
to revamp LTTE's political leadership by Norwegian officials are serious
issues which merit the attention of the UN and the members of theinternational
community, if they are genuinely interested in democratic institutions.
It is on record how Norway attempted to provide advantage to the
LTTE delegation at the Geneve talks in the preparation of the agenda
and how they arranged the LTTE delegation to meet in Oslo soon after
the Geneve discussion to plan collection of millions of dollars with
Norway as the centre for disbursement of payments for arms. Mr Falk
Rovik of NAT along with WAPS have given details of all pro-LTTE acts
of Norway and it is upto the Norwegian authorities to investigate
and clear Norway's sullied image.
NAT is an associate of WAPS with strong anti LTTE organizations in
14 countries.NAT has a well known website on Norwegian pro-LTTE actvities
with several thousand Norwegians accessing it and contributing to
counter pro-terrorist programs of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.It
is strange how Norwegain Foreign Ministry can accomodate leaders of
the world's most brutal killers-the LTTE- with expenses paid programs
while trying to ridicule Mr Rovik with a smear campaign.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry and their NGO fellow travellers resorted
to these tactics when WAPS had its conference in Oslo in August 2004
, but failed to stem the anti- LTTE tide. It is not Mr Falk Rovik
that is on trial. His trial is over and he has been given a clean
bill of health,It is the Norwegian Government that is on trial and
it is afraid of the judgement.
We ask Norwegian Government to play the ball, not the player. Do
not try to kill the messenger. WAPS will again go before the UN Counter-Terrorism
Committee with a complete dossier against Norway even though we are
aware of Norway's behind the scene manoeuvres to stifle proceedings.
We have made an appeal to the King of Norway and political leaders
to appoint a parliamentary Royal Commission to look into the Norwegian
pro-LTTE activities.
We are also exploring the possibility of legal action against Norway.
In the near future, we are planning to appoint a People's Commission
in Sri Lanka to invite submissions and indict Norway Meantime, we
request the Norwegian Government, their officials and Norwegian funded
NGOs not to stoop low to avoid responsibility of crimes against Sri
Lanka.
Ranjith Soysa-Spokesperson WAPS
