PTI

Colombo, Jul 20: Observing that the LTTE's international network in Europe remains "intact" even two months after its military defeat, Sri Lanka has asked the European Union to act against people connected with the outfit.

Sri Lankan Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha said though the military capacity of the LTTE has been "destroyed" the outfit's "international network, particularly in Europe, remains well intact."

"Unless the EU acts urgently to arrest this trend, the situation could get worse," Aryasinha told Members of the European Parliament (MEP).

He also asked the EU member states to use "all their influence" on Tamils of Sri Lankan origin in the continent to support Colombo to rebuild the war-ravaged northen Lanka.

"Tamils in Europe majority of whom still remain in the category of refugees should be asked to support peace in Sri Lanka," he said.

Aryasinha was addressing the cross-party 'Friends of Sri Lanka' group of the European Parliament held on the sidelines of the inaugural session of the newly elected European Parliament in Strasbourg late last week.

"It is 8 weeks since the guns fell silent in Wanni and the government is doing all it can to ameliorate the lot of he displaced Tamils," he said.