Lanka committed to negotiated solution

Foreign Minister Bogollagama tells Dr. Condolezza Rice

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told US Secretary of State, Dr. Condolezza Rice that the government was committed to a negotiated solution to the conflict and that military operations undertaken in the East of Sri Lanka were intended to prevent the LTTE from taking military advantage using the cover of the ceasefire and convince the LTTE that it could not expect to win on the battlefield.

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Foreign help sought to bring Tigers back to peace talks

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday sought international help to prod Tamil Tigers waging a battle for a separate homeland to return to the negotiating table.

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LTTE cadres stranded in Toppigala

LTTE cadres stranded in Toppigala are facing a severe shortage, of food, medicine and arms, said Paramasiwam Suresh Kumar, a member belonging to the group headed by the LTTE's Northern intelligence leader Kirithi, who surrendered to the Sri Lanka Army.

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