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'Peace is not like a one day cricket match, the key to peace is patience. However, There is only one reasonable way to proceed to resolve the current situation - that is through negotiations', said Dr. Paltiha Kohona head of the UN Treaty section, and Sri Lankan delegate at the Geneva round of negotiations with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer Kohona said. 'The ceasefire must be strengthened and this must be used as the foundation to address the human rights, humanitarian and political issues.' Kohona also added: 'The new (Sri Lankan negotiating) team, as a whole, is rather inexperienced in negotiating with the LTTE.

This is an advantage as well, because the new team is not burdened by previous baggage'.

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