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Article: UN refugee chief calls for confidence building measures in Sri Lanka conflict areas
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 27, 2006
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UN refugee chief calls for confidence building measures in Sri
Lanka conflict areas
COLOMBO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, Thursday called for confidence
building measures to be placed in Sri Lanka's conflict areas in order
to prevent large displacement of people.
Antonio Guterres who ended his 3-day visit to the island here
Thursday was assessing himself the security and housing needs of the
growing number of internal displacement of people caused by the
conflict in the north and east regions.
Guterres said he was happy with his talks with the government and
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels as both sides
showed ...