LTTE should forward alternative - D.E.W.
 

by a staff reporter

Constitutional Affairs and National Integration Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera told the Sunday Observer that the LTTE should forward an alternative to Eelam demand and work out a negotiated settlement.

The Minister said the LTTE should realise that all political parties were opposed the Eelam demand. There are various options including the Indian model, he said. Each party has its own options, but the solution must be acceptable to all parties.

Therefore, it has become necessary to put the options at the negotiation table, the Minister observed. Minister Gunasekera pointed out that 30 years of war has well proved that Eelam was not realistic and a negotiated settlement was the only way to end the conflict. At present upholding the Ceasefire is the most important issue, he noted.

He called on the international community, political parties and the civil society to persuade the LTTE to forward an alternative to enable the Government to respond.