Brown puts pressure on Premier.THE Prime Minister has put pressure on his Sri Lankan counterpart in a bid to bring about a ceasefire in the country, an MP said. Gordon Brown phoned prime minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP(born on May 5, 1933) is the 14th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and a veteran politician. He was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka by the President Mahinda Rajapakse on November 21, 2005. and "pressed him extremely hard on the issue," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Keith Vaz. The Labour MP said: "The Prime Minister has given us more face time on this issue than I have ever had face time from the Prime Minister on any issue." Mr Vaz was speaking at a briefing about the ongoing mass protest in Westminster by Tamils calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka.. CAPTION(S): * PROTEST: Tamil protesters raise their hands as thousands of protesters outside the Houses of Parliament Houses of Parliament: see Westminster Palace. called for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers |
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