The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday assured parliament that no chemical emissions from weapons had affected civilians during the armed conflict.
"It is common knowledge that civilians had suffered, especially during the final stages of the war, as a result of artillery fire and other weapons used by both sides, but there is no evidence to suggest that chemical emissions from any weapons entering into human bodies,” the Prime Minister was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying in a response to concerns raised by the TNA MP Sivashakthi Anandan that Tamil civilians were affected by chemicals in the ammunition.
Mr Wickremesinghe however pledged the government would provide medical assistance if such incidents were proved.
“We will send such civilians abroad for treatment, if such persons are found,” he told parliament.
"It is common knowledge that civilians had suffered, especially during the final stages of the war, as a result of artillery fire and other weapons used by both sides, but there is no evidence to suggest that chemical emissions from any weapons entering into human bodies,” the Prime Minister was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying in a response to concerns raised by the TNA MP Sivashakthi Anandan that Tamil civilians were affected by chemicals in the ammunition.
Mr Wickremesinghe however pledged the government would provide medical assistance if such incidents were proved.
“We will send such civilians abroad for treatment, if such persons are found,” he told parliament.