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Government to sign a MOU with LTTE - Rauf Hakeem
Saroj Pathirana in London,
Friday 11/01/02 1810 GMT.
United National Party (UNP) led government and the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Ealam (LTTE) are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) just
before the existing month long cease-fire ends, a senior government minister
said. After talks with Norwegian peace delegation headed by deputy foreign
Minister Vidar Helgesen, the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
Rauf Hakeem was optimistic of the mission but said that there are key
issues still to be resolved, before peace talks begin. Mr. Hakeem, who also
serves as the Minister for Ports and Shipping said the means of creating
confidence between the Muslim community and the LTTE was a major concern in
the discussions held today.
"We put forward our concerns. Norway promised to forward these issues to the
government and come back with the reaction" SLMC leader told BBC’s
Sandeshaya. He further added that it is his understanding that a MOU will
be signed in the near future and the truce will thereafter be extended as a
one cease-fire from both parties.
Published: Fri Jan 11 13:14:08 EST 2002
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