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UN chief asks SL to reduce mly presence
The UN Secretary-General said he welcomed some symbolic steps taken by the new government to ensure reconciliation, but there should be more momentum to ensure lasting peace, seven years after the 37-year civil war ended. "I also urge you to speed up the return of Tamil land so that the remaining communities of displaced people can return home," Ban said at a public lecture attended by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. "In parallel, the size of the military force in the former war zones of **rth and East could be reduced, helping to build trust and reduce tensions." Ban is due to wrap up his two-day visit later Friday after a visit to the Tamil heartland of Jaffna, where he will tour the village of Veeman Kamam, where war-displaced civilians were given their land back by the military earlier this year. However, Tamil groups still maintain 32 camps for internally displaced persons in the peninsula. Over 100,000 Tamils can**t access their homes in the region either because they have been completely destroyed during decades of fighting or the land is still occupied by the military. "There is still much work to be done in order to redress the wrongs of the past and to restore the legitimacy and accountability of key institutions, particularly the judiciary and the security services," Ban said. أكثر... 
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