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China backs Lanka over humanitarian crimes probe
Amnesty International has slammed Lanka`s internal inquiry into the war.
The assurance was given by top Chinese leader Wu Bangguo during his meeting with visiting Lankan Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, on the sidelines of the 15th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) at Chinese city of Xiamen. China will continue to support Sri Lanka`s efforts to safeguard its national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as respect Sri Lanka`s path of development and its domestic and foreign policies, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Wu as telling Jayaratne.
Wu`s assurance came as Sri Lanka may come under heavy pressure at the next week`s UN Human Rights Council meeting, which is expected to take stock of situation in the island nation.
Amnesty International, an international rights group, has slammed Lanka`s internal inquiry into the war against the Tamil Tigers, describing it as "flawed at every level" and sought an independent investigations into allegations of war crimes. Bureau Report