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Chandrika - LTTE Talks: 1994/95 

Sri Lanka Deputy Defence Minister
to LTTE leader

19 December 1994

Mr. V. Pirabaharan,
Leader LTTE
Jaffna.

Dear Mr. Pirabaharan,

I thank you for your letter dated December 16, 1994 and for agreeing to welcome the Government delegation to Jaffna.

As stated by me in my letter of December 13,1994, we are ready to send a delegation to Jaffna to discuss the modalities of the cessation of hostilities, as agreed upon by us.

I had invited your attention to several crucial points in my letter of December 7, 1994. You have responded to some of these in your reply dated December 9, 1994. But I note that you have not expressed your views with regard to Points (2) and (5), where I clearly stated that we see a cessation of hostilities 'as a direct prelude to commencing negotiations' for peace. I also stated therein that we hoped peace negotiations could commence soon after the cessation of hostilities. In page 2 of the same letter, I mentioned that we wished to obtain your views about these points, which were 'fundamental matters without which discussing details about cessation of hostilities would be meaningless'.

I would be grateful to have your assurance that immediately after a cessation of hostilities is declared, you would be ready to enter into peace negotiations aimed at 'ending the armed conflict and to arrive at a political solution for the problems which caused the war'.

On hearing from you regarding these matters, the Government delegation would be ready to leave immediately to Jaffna for discussions, even on the 22nd December as suggested by us, or on later date between the 27th and 30th December, if you find this convenient.

Thanking you,

With our best wishes, Yours sincerely,

Anuruddha Ratwatte
Minister of Irrigation, Power & Energy
and Deputy Minister of Defence

 

 

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