Sri Lankan rebels willing to implement Norwegian-brokered pact
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Jan 10, IRNA
Sri Lanka-LTTE-Ceasefire
Breaking their silence on the Sri Lankan government's decision to scrap a six-year-old ceasefire agreement, the Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday said the truce should continue and that they were willing to "implement every clause" of the Norwegian- brokered pact.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) also demanded lifting of the ban imposed on it by several countries, which it alleged was due to "false propaganda" of the Sri Lankan government. India, the US and EU have proscribed the outfit.
"The government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), without any justification, has now unilaterally withdrawn from the CFA (Ceasefire Agreement). The LTTE wishes to state that even at this juncture, it is ready to implement every clause of the CFA agreement and respect it 100 percent," PTI reported here quoting Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
The rebel outfit said it was "shocked and disappointed" that the government has unilaterally abrogated the truce pact and requested Norway to continue with its role as peace broker "with the support of the international community."
Apparently emboldened by its recent military successes against the LTTE, including the killing of its political wing chief S P Thamilchelvan, the government had decided last week to pull out of the 2002 agreement.
Nadesan issued the statement during his meeting with the Head of Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Major General Lars Johan Solvberg in the rebel-held Kilinochchi in the northern part of the island nation.
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