Did the British Government play a role in the mass carnage in Sri Lanka?

[Sandraa]

The sale of arms worth over 22 million dollars by the British government to Sri Lanka in the ended war is public now. A statewment from the British Foreign office states "We do not grant export licenses where there is a clear risk that arms will be used for external aggression or internal repression'.


Was Mr. Milliband's visit to sri Lanka a genuine effort to broker a ceasefire at the time of heightened war when Sri Lankan military were using heavy weaponry ?