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CFA abolition no bar to talks - Says Sri Lanka Government
Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:03 AM SL Time
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The Government`s decision to abrogate the Ceasefire Agreement was based on a policy decision and the doors are yet wide open for a peaceful and negotiated political solution to the ethnic conflict, Cabinet Spokesman and Media and Information Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said yesterday.
Addressing the maiden Cabinet news briefing for the New Year at the Government Information Department Auditorium in Narahenpita, Minister Yapa said the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) signed between former Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe and Vellupillai Prabhakaran in 2002, will be abrogated based on a Cabinet memorandum submitted by Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayaka at the Cabinet meeting last Wednesday night.
`The LTTE had consistently and blatantly flouted and violated the said CFA by well over 10,000 occasions, and rendered it absolutely ineffective and futile for further adherence or any practical purpose,` the Minister said.
`Nonetheless, this measure taken by the Government does not in any way rule out a negotiated and peaceful solution to the ethnic crisis. We will seriously and anxiously pursue a peaceful end to the issue in terms of the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) proposals which are due in February.
If the conditions are right, we can resume talks with anyone. However, due to the CFA now being defunct, we are abrogating it,` Minister Yapa categorically stated.
He pointed out that under the present circumstances, the Government was of the view that talking with the LTTE was futile and in vain, and if the scenario changes for the better and the LTTE was prepared to lay down their arms and start talks with the Government, then the Government could respond accordingly.
The agreement relating to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) too would become ineffective in the process and the Prime Minister and the Foreign Ministry will be entrusted to work out the legal framework and the formalities by which the SLMM and the Norwegian Facilitators would be notified accordingly, pertaining to the Government`s decision to withdraw from the CFA. A detailed statement from the Foreign Ministry would follow.
Responding to queries from journalists, Yapa said the Cabinet had not yet decided to ban the LTTE.
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LossDial1
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 4 Jan 2008 05:09:41 GMT Report for Abuse
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CFA abolition no bar to talks
What kind of a BAR they are talking about?? Concrete bar or steel bar or something else??
Edited By - LossDial1 - 4 Jan 2008 05:11:33 GMT |
AnuD
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 4 Jan 2008 05:14:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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IN reality, there was no CFA. SO, nothing much changed
Only advantage was VELU and Tamil diaspora had a certain hallucination. Now they know their sand castles are crumbling.
Almost one year passed, whether the CFA there or not, VElu did and is doing what he can do.
NOthing else.
Advantage is for the govt. NOW, if Velu attacks they can go on offensive.
Edited By - AnuD - 4 Jan 2008 05:21:25 GMT |
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 4 Jan 2008 05:16:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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| CFA was great only for those who had profit from that business. |
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 4 Jan 2008 05:19:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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few more bomb, then ban ltte and no more talk too
next time bi-lateral treaty will only signed |
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 4 Jan 2008 05:22:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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What a sight to see VP boys killing Ban Kee Moon Boys
Pera,
If the VP boys didn't have any problem with the Scandinavian boys, then what makes you think they will be killing the Ban Ki Moon's boys? Remember who harassed the Scandinavians, Alan Rock and even Madam Arbor?
The LTTE killed the Indians for self defence, the Tamils only teach lesson to the people who mess with us. Ask any Sinhala veera soorayas stationed in Tamil Eelam about the beating they received from the brave Tamil women.
Everyday they are getting beaten, but everything is censored and high grade punnaku is being delivered to the Sinhalese by the SL government. Otherwise, why are they fighting for past 10 months to break the narrow strip defence line in Mannar? :)
Edited By - Thivya - 4 Jan 2008 05:23:34 GMT |
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4 Jan 2008 05:27:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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CFA was signed because GOSL had huge economic issues and LTTE had manpower issue....
GOSL has temperarily boosted economy using tsunami money..
LTTE has got more man power throuh various means......
Coming round is the last-round for sure ....
Economy will be collapsed to the level that Singalese themselves would like to give out eelam for sake of their own goodlife |
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