A group of almost 3700 Sri Lankans living in various parts of the world urged the United States to support the Sri Lankan government's fight against LTTE terrorism.

In a petition addressed to the US President Barack Obama and the Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Clinton, the 3700 signatories requested the US administration to: provide unequivocal support to Sri Lankan government to fight the war against LTTE terrorism; appeal to the Tamil Diaspora living in the US to influence LTTE not to prevent safe passage of civilians from the no - fire zone and to convince the LTTE to renounce terrorism; not to negotiate or encourage any attempts to save the LTTE terrorism from extinction, especially not to negotiate escape mechanisms for LTTE leaders, which would result in more deaths and agony for hundreds and thousands of Sri Lankans of both present and future generations. The full text of the petition..