Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith looks at his notes as he prepares to take reporters' questions at a news conference in Colombo November 9, 2009. Smith and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama signed a Memorandum of Understanding for continued legal corporation on the issue of the smuggling of migrants and other related activities between Australia and Sri Lanka. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith looks at his notes as he prepares to take reporters' questions at a news conference in Colombo November 9, 2009. Smith and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama signed a Memorandum of Understanding for continued legal corporation on the issue of the smuggling of migrants and other related activities between Australia and Sri Lanka.

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  1. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (R) walks on a steet in Mumbai on October 15, 2009. Smith said that his government was taking all possible steps to end a string of attacks against Indians studying in the country. the allegedly racial assaults in Sydney and Melbourne have strained ties between the two nations, with India demanding protection for its 95,000-strong student community studying in Australia.
  2. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (L) stands in front of Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on October 15, 2009. Smith said that his government was taking all possible steps to end a string of attacks against Indians studying in the country. the allegedly racial assaults in Sydney and Melbourne have strained ties between the two nations, with India demanding protection for its 95,000-strong student community studying in Australia.
  3. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (L) stands in front of Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on October 15, 2009. Smith said that his government was taking all possible steps to end a string of attacks against Indians studying in the country. the allegedly racial assaults in Sydney and Melbourne have strained ties between the two nations, with India demanding protection for its 95,000-strong student community studying in Australia.
  4. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (L) stands in front of Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on October 15, 2009. Smith said that his government was taking all possible steps to end a string of attacks against Indians studying in the country. the allegedly racial assaults in Sydney and Melbourne have strained ties between the two nations, with India demanding protection for its 95,000-strong student community studying in Australia.
  5. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (C) juggles a ball with a hockey stick during a visit to The Major Dhyan Chand Hockey National Stadium in New Delhi on October 14, 2009, one of the venues for The Commonwealth Games 2010. A leaked letter from the Games Federation Chief Michael Fennell last month warned the Indian capital that delays and poor planning posed a 'serious risk' to one of the world's biggest sporting events due to be held in one year. Smith is in India for a five-day official visits.
  6. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith(C) speaks with officials during a visit to The Major Dhyan Chand Hockey National Stadium in New Delhi on October 14, 2009, one of the venues for The Commonwealth Games 2010. A leaked letter from the Games Federation Chief Michael Fennell last month warned the Indian capital that delays and poor planning posed a 'serious risk' to one of the world's biggest sporting events due to be held in one year. Smith is in India for a five-day official visit.
  7. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (C) walks with officials as he visits the construction site of a new swimming pool stadium in New Delhi on October 14, 2009, one of the venues for The Commonwealth Games 2010. A leaked letter from the Games Federation Chief Michael Fennell last month warned the Indian capital that delays and poor planning posed a 'serious risk' to one of the world's biggest sporting events due to be held in one year. Smith is in India for a five-day official visits.
  8. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith (3R) stands with officials as he visits the construction site of a new swimming pool stadium in New Delhi on October 14, 2009, one of the venues for The Commonwealth Games 2010. A leaked letter from the Games Federation Chief Michael Fennell last month warned the Indian capital that delays and poor planning posed a 'serious risk' to one of the world's biggest sporting events due to be held in one year. Smith is in India for a five-day official visits.
  9. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, right, looks on as U.N. Undersecretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe addresses the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Pascoe on Thursday visited displacement camps in Sri Lanka where about 280,000 ethnic Tamil civilians have been held since the island nation's civil war ended four months ago.
  10. Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (R) looks over to Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a news conference in Colombo September 17, 2009. Pascoe is visiting the country to visit the Internally Displace Peoples (IDP) camps in the north, and to talk with the government concerning the post-conflict situation in the country.
  11. Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (L) shakes hands with Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a photo call before the two held talks in Colombo, September 17, 2009. Pascoe is visiting the country to visit the Internally Displace Peoples (IDP) camps in the north, and to talk with the government concerning the post-conflict situation in the country.
  12. UN Humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks as Sri Lankan foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama, right, looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
  13. U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, left, speaks as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
  14. United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (L) listens to a reporters question with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, during a news conference discussing Holme's visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists.
  15. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (L) shakes hands with United Nations Under Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes (R) in Colombo on November 18, 2009. The four-day visit is Holmes' fourth to the island where he visited the north to inspect resettlement efforts following displacements during the government's final offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels this year.
  16. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (L) shakes hands with United Nations Under Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes (R) in Colombo on November 18, 2009. The four-day visit is Holmes' fourth to the island where he visited the north to inspect resettlement efforts following displacements during the government's final offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels this year.

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