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SLMM condemns Hagrup Haukland, Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission in a press statement regarding the assassination of the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar said: "SLMM strongly condemns the brutal assassination of Foreign Minister Kadirgamar. "This barbaric act is a huge blow to the peace process as a whole. Such brutal violence creates fear, distrust and insecurity within society, and therefore represents a serious threat to the ceasefire. "I sincerely hope that the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE will continue in their efforts to maintain the ceasefire and to implement confidence building measures at this fragile moment. SLMM will continue to do its utmost to assist the Parties to the Ceasefire Agreement." Norwegians busy Norwegian peace facilitators said yesterday that the Norwegian embassy and Oslo had been in contact with the government and the LTTE after the assassination. "We are in touch with both parties to avoid the situation escalating," Norwegian embassy spokesman Tom Kmappskg told the Sunday Observer. He declined to reveal the LTTE response, but said the Tigers would make a statement. |
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