United States Welcomes Release of Children by TMVP

TMVP the separatist group of the LTTE, now joined hands with the SriLanka government, has released 11 child soldiers recently.

The Embassy of United States in Colombo has welcomed the release of 11 children by the TMVP. In a press release (Apr 10) the Embassy commends the effort of Sri Lankan government , UNICEF and other parties to bring about this release and their commitment to providing counselling, rehabilitation, and training that will enable former child soldiers to become productive members of society.

Further US gov. requests from all parties who recruiting child soldiers to release them immediately.