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By AFP –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton<\/p><\/div>\n

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton\u00a0on Friday urged\u00a0Sri Lanka\u00a0to build a “democratic nation” with full respect for\u00a0human rights\u00a0as it emerges from decades of ethnic war.<\/p>\n

Clinton’s message, coinciding with the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year, came weeks after the\u00a0UN Human Rights Council\u00a0adopted a US-tabled resolution urging Colombo to probe war crimes charges related to its 2009 defeat of Tamil rebels.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka condemned the resolution as wanton interference in its internal affairs.<\/p>\n

“This (new year) celebration brings people together,” Clinton said.<\/p>\n

“It also gives Sri Lankans of all backgrounds … an opportunity to help build a prosperous, democratic nation defined by tolerance and respect for human rights.”<\/p>\n

Clinton stressed US willingness to support the island’s efforts “to foster national reconciliation and development.”<\/p>\n

Rights groups have said that up to 40,000 civilians were killed in the final offensive by Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese-dominated military against Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009.<\/p>\n

The two communities share a common new year marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the monsoon.<\/p>\n

The resolution adopted in Geneva urged Sri Lanka to probe\u00a0war crimes charges, implement the recommendations of a domestic inquiry into the war and seek UN help for reconciliation with the ethnic Tamil minority.<\/p>\n

Colombo has denied its troops were responsible for any non-combatant deaths and refused to allow any independent probe into allegations of military excesses.<\/p>\n

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris is due to hold talks with Clinton in Washington next month.<\/p>\n

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