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Sri Lankan govt. asks Tamil rebels to return to peace talks |
2006-08-08 |
(KUNA) -- Sri Lanka Monday asked Tamil rebels to return to the peace talks and committed itself to find a negotiated settlement to all contentious issues. "We still believe that we must get back to the table. We feel Tamil rebels are also feeling the same because of international pressure," Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told reporters after a meeting with senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leaders A B Bardhan and D Raja in Delhi Monday. Samaraweera said he had good discussions with CPI leaders on the developing situation in Sri Lanka. "We agreed that the only way out was a negotiated settlement which would deal with the general aspirations of the people," he said. Sri Lanka has reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire agreement despite numerous attacks by the Tamil rebels, he added. |
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