New Delhi: India assured full assistance to Sri Lanka to meet the challenge posed by the LTTE but asked both sides to exercise restraint and find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the country.
At the two-day SAARC Summit External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said India had suggested that the proposed devolution mechanism should be examined and implemented within a time frame.
"Military solution will not yield results," UNI quoted the Minister as saying.
India has assured the Sri Lanka goverment it would assist in finding a peaceful solution to conflict, Mukherjee said at a press conference.
To a question whether LTTE posed any threat to India, Mukherjee parried a direct reply saying threat perception of a country depended on various circumstances.
Terrorism and terrorist activities were the biggest menace to world peace and tranquility, he said.
(With Agency inputs)
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest)
More on IBNLive Right Now
TOP NEWS
MOST SHARED
PHOTOGALLERY
