Members of the international community urge the Sri Lankan government______.

Members of the international community are urging the Sri Lankan government to move forward with reconciliation efforts following the end of fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said China sincerely hopes that Sri Lanka can realize national reconciliation, social stability and economic development. U. S. officials have welcomed an end to the fighting and have called on Sri Lanka’ s government to engage with the Tamil and Sinhalese communities to reach a political arrangement that benefits everyone. The comments come after Sri Lanka’s president told the nation that a total battlefield victory had been achieved against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.