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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe looks pensive, perhaps savouring the true significance of an year without war, as ministers, W. J. M. Lokubandara, Tilak Marapana, S. B. Dissanayake, Surinimala Rajapaske and Dr. Jayalath Jayewardene rejoice after releasing pigeons to mark the first anniversary of the MoU between the Government and the LTTE, at the Independence Square, at the auspicious time of 6.51 p.m. yesterday. The peace lamp was lit by religious dignitaries a minute earlier. (Pic Saman Mendis)

by S. Selvakumar

The year-long dispute between the armed forces and the LTTE over ceasefire violations which threatens to deviate the ongoing peace process from brass tacks will be subjected to a lengthy discussion between the government and the LTTE at a meeting to be held in Kilinochchi on Friday February 28.
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Memo to PM, Prabha : Consortium ask for more muscle to MoU

by Ananth Palakidnar

The Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies of Jaffna in a memorandum to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader Velupillai Prabhakaran yesterday, asked both the government and the LTTE to strengthen the MoU with additional components of trust and confidence building measures.
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PM confident peace process would bring results

Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed confidence that the peace process would bring about results. "How can a war which raged for 20 years be settled in one year," he asked, in a question and answer interview with three journalists, on television last night.
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Lankan expats in Gulf rush cargo home

by Don Asoka Wijewardena

Container cargo especially from the Gulf, has doubled during the past week, with freight forwarders putting the figures at 150 containers a week. According to informed sources, the increase in cargo, sent by sea freight, is primarily due to the intensified threat of a Gulf War.
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