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Sangaree Complains to Solheim about LTTE
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 7.00 A.M Tuesday 16 March.
TULF leader V. Anandasangaree has told Norwegian Special Envoy Erik Solheim
that LTTE's strong-arm tactics in Jaffna would not work and LTTE
obstructing his campaign activities in Jaffna will not help the organization
to gain proper recognition.
The TULF leader told The Academic " I briefed him about the situation in
Jaffna and told him what is happening there. I said that the people of
Jaffna should decide on their free will, who they want to vote for.
Anandasangaree described the meeting with Solheim as very cordial. However
Solheim had not responded to Sangaree's observations. The TULF leader added
" He listened to me" Anandasangaree who is contesting as an independent
candidate from Jaffna met with Solheim, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brastkar
and member of the Norwegian peace delegation Lisa Golden at the Norwegian
embassy in Colombo last evening.
Last week the TULF leader expressed his disappointment that Norwegian Peace
Envoy Erik Solheim did not meet with him in Jaffna during his visit to the
peninsula. He said the LTTE was using 48 vehicles without number plates, and
continued to intimidate and threaten his candidates and they were violations
of the ceasefire agreement. The TULF leaders election campaign is carried
out mainly through the media as his life is under threat from the LTTE.
Published: Mon Mar 15 19:55:44 EST 2004
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PM assures separate Muslim delegation at future peace talks
Alladin Hussein in Colombo,
March 15, 2004, 8.44 pm.
Despite their failure to ensure a separate Independent Muslim Delegation at the peace talks during the last two years, the United National Front (UNF) party has given strong declaration that they will ensure the separate Muslim Delegation as soon as peace talks commence with the LTTE under a UNF government, after the April 2 General Election.
This assurance was given by Prime Minister and UNF Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe during the presentation ceremony of the party’s election manifesto. However political analysts point out that during the last two years since the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement in February 2002 and the commencing of peace talks, the UNF merely resorted to verbal assurance of the participation of a separate Muslim delegation at the talks, despite the continuous request from the Muslim community, who has been a silent sufferer during the two decade long conflict. “Hopefully the same scenario will not occur once again with them,” the analysts said.
Published: Mon Mar 15 09:46:23 EST 2004
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Give Back The Additional Years Denied to Us- Prime Minister
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 1.00 P.M Monday 15 March.
Prime Minister and leader of the United National Party, Ranil Wickremasinghe
has called on the people of Sri Lanka to give the UNP those additional years
denied to his government on 2 April and allow him to bring back the benefits
the people long deserve. Presenting UNP's work programme for the nation
titled 'Completing The Peoples' Unfinished Business', Wickremasinghe says
You are used to reading manifesto's full of promises. Politicians offering
handouts which they know they cannot deliver after gthe election. We refused
to do that in our 2001 manifesto and we refuse to do so again. Delivering
the benefits of our hardwork has not been easy and you were right to be
impatient after so many years of neglect"
In his letter to the people Premier Wickremasinghe says that many people
have taken peace for granted and there is much work still to be completed
and many complex negotiations to be had before peace will be finally ours.
Published: Mon Mar 15 02:27:48 EST 2004
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