The mainly Tamil churchmen and women say that today the ethnic minority's culture, religions, language and land are being suppressed with what they say is "an intent to destroy us in whole or part".
And today we agreed to continue closely to coordinate our diplomatic and humanitarian efforts following the tragic outbreak of ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan.
Yet today the new ties that bind nations are based not on coercion--a lashing together of explosive ethnic mixes like Danzig and Yugoslavia--but on enlightened and mutual self-interest, promising greater stability and prosperity.