Sri Lanka called on to offer greater devolution to Tamils

Jan 08, 2008 (LBO) - The European Union (EU) has stepped up pressure on Sri Lanka after the government withdrew from the truce with the Tamil Tigers, with its external relations chief calling for a peace deal that goes beyond previous "failed" offers. The EU's Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in a statement that she was "deeply disappointed" by the government's decision to abrogate the 2002 ceasefire agreement.

The EU is one of four 'co-chairs' which underwrote the island's peace process with a large volume of aid along with Japan, the US and Norway in 2002.

Local news reports over the weekend said the four co-chairs were expected to review the situation in the island after the government scrapped the truce which they backed and helped arrange a 4.
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5 billion aid package for reconstruction.
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The aid package never got off the ground because of continuing problems with the truce and the inability of the government and the Tigers to strike a peace deal.

Ferrero-Waldner said in her statement she hopes that the Sri Lankan government will come forward with a "substantive devolution" offer around which negotiations can start as soon as possible.

"As the Co-Chairs stated