"In this context they discussed the continued reports of the LTTE’s conscription of children in the North and East of Sri Lanka and the need to draw awareness of these gross violations of the CFA to the International Community. In June this year Ms.Venemen took up this issue with the LTTE during the post-tsunami visit to Sri Lanka. During the meeting Ms.Veneman said she appreciated the work done by the government of Sri Lanka regarding the Child Protection Authority’s work and congratulated the President on her approach of viewing the three scourges of the world, poverty, disease and terrorism, , a release from the President’s Media Unit yesterday (19) said.