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EU ban on LTTE hurt peace efforts - Hanssen-Bauer
Monday, 21 August 2006 - 5:53 AM SL Time
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Norwegian Special Envoy John Hanssen-Bauer has questioned the European Union`s decision, taken last May, to classify Sri Lanka`s Tamil Tigers as terrorists, the BBC reported Sunday. Mr. Hanssen-Bauer told the BBC that the EU move had damaged the chances of renewed talks, aimed at ending the recent upsurge in violence.
he Norwegian Special Envoy, whose visit Sri Lanka two weeks ago coincided with an eruption of violence between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE, said the EU ban had only served to harden the Tigers` position.
The LTTE is insisting that ceasefire monitors from EU countries must leave Sri Lanka, as they cannot be considered neutral observers.
SLMM spokesman Thorfinnur Omarsson told BBC Sinhala service, Sandeshaya, that members from three EU countries would leave by 31 August due to the demands of the Tamil Tigers after the EU ban.
Mr. Bauer said the reduced numbers of monitors with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) were clearly insufficient.
?We see now that the SLMM will be reduced to half its original capacity in a situation where it`s badly needed, and where the work has been more demanding than ever. I would have hoped that the situation would have been different,? Mr. Bauer told the BBC.
The non-EU members of SLMM have meanwhile decided to increase the number of monitors from their countries as members from Sweden, Denmark and Finland are leaving soon.
Iceland and Norwegian governments have decided to increase their members from 4 to 10 and 16 to 20 respectively.
Norwegian officials are yet to announce the replacement for the current head of SLMM, Swedish national Ulf Henriccson, Omarsson added.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka`s Military affairs spokesman, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, criticised the Special Envoy`s comments.
?I would like to remind that the Norway has merely repeated the initial response by the LTTE just after the ban,? he told bbcsinhala.com.
Mr. Rambukwella said the EU took its decision to ban the LTTE after ?long scientific research.?
He did not elaborate.
-Tamilnet
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MarkLevinson
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 20 Aug 2006 22:59:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Now I am confused...if LTTE is hellbent on making peace...what does it got to do with EU????
After all its NOT banned in SL????
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 20 Aug 2006 23:01:12 GMT Report for Abuse
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Title does not match the story they are saying.
What Story says, LTTE wanted EU countries out.
SLMM leader just reiterated that.
HOw ever, LTTE is using NGOs and expatriate tamils for their protection.
News report says that 141 vehicles full of NGOs are stranded in Wanni and they are not allowed to leave.
Edited By - AnuD - 20 Aug 2006 23:02:17 GMT |
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 20 Aug 2006 23:02:29 GMT Report for Abuse
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This hanssen moron is out of his mind......what peace this guy is talking about...LTTE should be banned every damn place in the planet of earth...and by going step further we should clean up whom ever claimed to be a pro-LTTE..
Edited By - realman - 20 Aug 2006 23:03:23 GMT |
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20 Aug 2006 23:02:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bauer does not have common sense (probably covert to appease BUnker monkey) to utter the truth.
Minister Rambukwella is quite right that EU doesn't need anyone to convince them to ban other than plain sailing truth of mass killings committed by the LTTE. Bauer does see these as he's enjoying a field trip down in Bunkers with all the monkies. |
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20 Aug 2006 23:07:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is what is called 'horage ammagen pena ahanawa kiyala'
this is the result of actions of the syphylitc bi*ch Chandrika
all she watned was nobel price at the cost of the country |
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20 Aug 2006 23:07:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Folks:
Read the whole story. If you read only the title, you get wrong picture. Trumpetnet gave the title. Other wise, Story is different.
As ML said, IF LTTE is keen in genuine PEACe, LTTE is not banned in Sri Lanka. they are banned only in EU.
WE should ask Vatican to ban LTTE as they are a terrorist organisation. |
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20 Aug 2006 23:17:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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AnuD
Read the whole story. If you read only the title, you get wrong picture. Trumpetnet gave the title. Other wise, Story is different.
Be matured , good or bad accept the truth as it is , this is not Rumbutan from lankan defense spokesman . |
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20 Aug 2006 23:19:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mr. Brown,
Please read posting guidelines...
PLEASE forgive him....like the boy said earlier he is 'relatively young'
LOL;-)
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20 Aug 2006 23:23:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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| EU ban came into effect only very recently in 2006. We had a good honeymoon period for four years since 2002. What kind of peace we achieved during this period?. Only good thing of the 2002 ceasefire is some bunker rats who never wore a European suite learned how to put the tie over the collar but still they mess up with the knot. |
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