Saman Weragoda,  Wed Feb 22 08:49:27 EST 2006

    The government of Sri Lanka has deplored the large number of killings of Sri Lankans of various ethnic groups after the ceasefire of February 2002. The government says these killings have seriously undermined the ceasefire and expresses its grave displeasure and disappointment that deficiencies in the ceasefire agreement have been exploited in this manner, leading to serious strains being placed on the enforcement machinery of the system of law and order.


Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva Head of Delegation, Government of Sri Lanka at the opening session of the talks between Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE today said ‘’On behalf of H.E. the President of the Republic of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Government of Sri Lanka, I am pleased to make these preliminary comments at the commencement of the talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE, facilitated by the Royal Norwegian Government and hosted by the Government of Switzerland. At the outset, let me thank all the parties, including the Co-Chairs, who have worked
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