Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Sri Lankan Government abides by the Oslo Declaration of 2002.

​The Oslo Declaration followed the conclusion of the third session of peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE leadership in 2002. Regrettably the ceasefire failed and several more years of civil war followed the declaration, finally ending in 2009.

The UK supports the full implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1 as the best way to secure lasting peace and reconciliation, including devolution of political authority and respect for the human rights of all Sri Lankans.