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Nov 21st 2006 Co-chairs statement highlights.
Wednesday, 22 November 2006 - 6:18 AM SL Time |  | |
Well I just wanted to post some of the highlights from the co-chairs meeting, some good stuff in there.
Equal blame for civilian deaths
[The Co-Chairs particularly condemn the LTTE for initiating hostilities from heavily populated areas and the Government of Sri Lanka for firing into such vulnerable areas and killing and wounding innocent civilians. The Co-Chairs call on both sides to respect international humanitarian law and set aside demilitarized zones to protect internally displaced persons.]
Open A9!
[The Co-Chairs recall the responsibility of both parties to guarantee the security of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission to fully exercise its mandate. The Co-Chairs were disturbed by the incident on November 8 when the Head of Mission of the SLMM came under fire. The Co-Chairs remind the parties of their responsibility to respect all rulings by the SLMM and to implement the Cease-fire Agreement fully, including re-opening the A-9 highway.]
NO to demerger
[At the same time, the specific arrangements for the north and east should not be disturbed as they are fundamental to continuing the dialogue to achieve an agreement. The legitimate interests and aspirations of all communities, including the Tamil, Muslim and Sinhala communities must be accommodated as part of a political settlement.]
Seems MR`s gimmick worked, but perhaps not the way he wished it to, since they are calling for full opening of the A9 adn this as only a first step.
[As a first step towards this, the Co-Chairs welcome the readiness of the Government to send one convoy via the A-9 highway to Jaffna and to allow International Non-Governmental Organizations with a proven track record immediate access to uncleared areas to restart their relief work. The Co-Chairs call on the LTTE to cooperate with such initiatives.]
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Swathi
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22 Nov 2006 02:16:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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Revy,
If CFA to implement fully apart from A9 opening fully what about paramiltaries? Will they be disarmed?
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22 Nov 2006 02:20:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hi Swathi, well as I said before I doubt the GoSL is going to abide by this call, because the co-chairs have been saying this all along, that the CFA must be implemented fully.
Of course that includes paramilitaries and not just Karuna but EPDP too.
so we'll see, but its good on paper, since the LTTE can always point to it, to say who caused the war.
Edited By - Revy - 22 Nov 2006 02:20:24 GMT |
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