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Tokyo Co-Chairs urge LTTE : Agree to CFA talks Local Heads of Mission of the EU, Norway and Japan met LTTE Political Wing chief Tamilselvam yesterday and stressed the urgency of LTTE agreeing to hold talks on the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA). This was a sequel to the Tokyo Co-Chairs high level meeting in Brussels on December 19. The Co-Chairs requested their local Heads of Mission to meet key Sri Lankan partners to explain and clarify the Co-Chair public statement. This meeting took place with the full support of the Government. A press statement released after the meeting said: "The message communicated were frank and reflected those in the Co-Chairs public statement. The Co-Chairs expressed their deep concern about the recent escalation of violence. Sri Lanka faces a crucial choice today between mounting violence and reinvigorating peace. The Sri Lankan people clearly want peace-it would be a tragic step backwards if their desire was not heeded. The urgency of LTTE agreeing to hold talks on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement was particularly stressed by the Co-Chairs. "The Co-Chairs will speak frankly to all parties to the conflict as they maintain their balanced and impartial effort to help the Sri Lankan people maintain the ceasefire agreement and to reinvigorate the peace process." |
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