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The UK's Foreign Office minister for South Asia, Hugo Swire, the chief minister of the northern province, C V Wigneswaran on Friday, during his visit to Jaffna for the Tamil festival of Thai Pongal.
Discussions included the ongoing occupation of Tamil land by the military as well as the issues around a long term political solution and other key concerns facing the Tamil people.
Speaking at the 'National Thaipongal Festival' on Friday, Justice Wigneswaran had highlighted the military presence in the Tamil areas as a significant problem which laid the foundation for violence. See more here.
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