Bhutto postpones Sri Lanka visit

Mon, 17 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

COLOMBO (AFP): A proposed visit here by Pakistan Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto has been postponed following the
escalation of fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger
separatists, officials said yesterday.

"We were hoping for an early visit although no firm dates had
been finalized. But under the current situation both sides felt
it was not the right time," Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Rodney
Vandergert said.

Both governments were hoping to organize a three-day visit in
early August. It was to be the first high-level visit here from
Islamabad since President Chandrika Kumaratunga came to power in
August.

Pakistan has been a key supplier of small arms to Sri Lankan
security forces currently battling Tamil Tiger guerrillas and
also provides training for Sri Lankan security personnel.

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