Sri Lanka moving ahead with the interest of all citizens, US says

The post-war Sri Lanka is moving ahead in a direction that is in the interest of all the citizens of the country, the United States said Friday.

The U.S. State Department spokesman Assistant Secretary Philip J. Crowley made this remark at the press briefing yesterday in response to question on war crimes allegations against Sri Lanka.

When asked whether there are any talks about an investigation of alleged war crimes as called for by the Amnesty International, the spokesman said the United States continues to encourage the government of Sri Lanka to have a full accounting of the way the conflict ended.

"This is important to Sri Lanka's future," Crowley stressed.

"The government now has all the authorities that it needs to lead Sri Lanka towards a future that involves reintegration of the various communities of Sri Lanka and moving ahead in a way that is in the interest of all of the people of Sri Lanka," he explained.

"With that, the electoral results and the obvious capabilities of the Sri Lanka Government becomes a special responsibility," he added.