斯里蘭卡總統(tǒng)呼吁民族和解

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena pledgedWednesday to pursue national reconciliation in acountry still divided by a decades-long civil war thatended nearly six years ago.

斯里蘭卡總統(tǒng)西里塞納星期三承諾奉行民族和解政策。斯里蘭卡近六年前結束了幾十年的內戰(zhàn)，但國家仍因內戰(zhàn)而存在分歧。

 

 

He spoke in Colombo at an Independence Day ceremony that paid respect to all those killed inthe 26-year war that pitted government forces against rebels seeking an independent statefor Sri Lanka's Tamil minority.

西里塞納在科倫坡舉行的獨立日慶典上發(fā)表了講話。獨立日慶典對在26年內戰(zhàn)的喪生者表示哀悼。泰米爾少數(shù)民族在內戰(zhàn)中跟政府軍作戰(zhàn)尋求獨立。

"The biggest challenge today is to unite the hearts of the people of the north and souththrough a national reconciliation process," Mr. Sirisena said.

西里塞納說：“目前最大的挑戰(zhàn)是通過民族和解進程使南北部民眾團結一心。”

The president was elected last month, defeating former leader Mahinda Rajapaska, whosegovernment rejected an international investigation into allegations of possible war crimes duringthe conflict.

西里塞納上個月?lián)魯∏邦I導人拉賈帕克薩當選總統(tǒng)。拉賈帕克薩政府拒絕讓國際社會對內戰(zhàn)中可能犯下的戰(zhàn)爭罪進行調查。

Government troops killed as many as 40,000 Tamil civilians during the offensive that ended thewar in 2009, according to a United Nations report. The U.N. has said the total death toll duringthe war could be as high as 100,000 people.

聯(lián)合國的一份報告說，斯里蘭卡政府軍在2009年結束對泰米爾武裝攻勢時，打死了4萬泰米爾族平民。聯(lián)合國說，斯里蘭卡內戰(zhàn)的死亡人數(shù)多達10萬人。