Tigers
demand ceasefire before peace talks
COLOMBO, March 24 (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s separatist Tamil Tiger
rebels have called for an internationally monitored ceasefire and a pull back of troops
before entering Norwegian-aided peace talks, a Tamil paper said Friday.The
ideologue of the LTTE, Anton Balasingham, expressed skepticism over the Colombo
government’s willingness to talk peace and described it as an attempt to buy time and
modernise the army. |
| It was a spectacular passing out parade,
but this smartly attired airwoman was minus her cap as it fell during the march by the new
batch of 146 female gunners at last Friday’s ceremony at the Sri Lanka Air Force
(SLAF) base, Katunayake. (Picture by Eranga Jayawardena) |
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