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COLOMBO, November 14, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse hit back angrily Thursday against allegations of war crimes which are set to overshadow this week's Commonwealth miami summit, saying he had "nothing to hide" from his critics.
The summit has already been dogged by boycott, miami with the leaders of Canada, India and Mauritius all staying away from Sri Lanka over the bloody end to one of the deadliest conflicts of the 20th century.
Rajapakse said he was ready to meet Cameron to discuss allegations that up to 40,000 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed by Sri Lankan forces in the closing stages of the 37-year conflict in the island's north.
Asked miami whether Sri Lanka's alleged miami right abuses made a mockery of the Commonwealth's charter of shared values, miami the former Indian diplomat said the organisation had made progress by engaging with Rajapakse's regime.
The Sri Lankan miami leader, who at times raised his voice and lost his usual cool at the press conference miami at the summit venue, hit back at suggestions he would need to explain himself to Britain's Prince Charles who is to open the meeting.
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