Letter from Sri Lanka President to LTTE Leader

தமிழ்த் தேசியம்

"To us all towns are one, all men our kin.
Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill
Man's pains and pains' relief are from within.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !."
- Tamil Poem in Purananuru, circa 500 B.C

Mr. V. Pirabaharan,
Leader, L.T.T.E. Jaffna.

Dear Mr. Pirabaharan,

Thank you for your letter dated 28th March 1995, which I saw on my return from India on 30" March 1995.

Our delegation could visit Jaffna on any of the following days - 8th, 9th, 10th April.

The discussions would appertain to matters mentioned in our letter of 24thMarch and your response dated 28th March (page 2, para 3).

Please inform us which of these dates would be suitable to you.

We note that the LTTE has repeatedly in its communiques in the recent past mentioned that our government is making efforts to enter into the 4th round of talks with the LTTE to coincide with the Aid Group in Paris, in order to derive an advantage to obtain Aid for Sri Lanka.

You have also stated that the government is trying by devious means, to secure funding ostensibly for economic development and use it for military operations.

I wish to impress upon you that:

(a) The sincerity of our commitment to the Peace Process requires no further demonstration either for the international community or the people of Sri Lanka.

(b) The granting of Aid by the donor countries has already been decided upon, and is independent of our dialogue with the LTTE.

(c) The modalities relating to the grant of Aid are such that funds allocated for one purpose can not be utilised for another purpose and the use of these funds is subject to stringent international supervision.

(d) A considerable part of the Aid would be assigned by our government to the reconstruction and development of the North and East Provinces, devastated by the war.

If, however,you entertain any doubt on this issue, I am willing to postpone the visit of our delegation to Jaffna until after the conclusion of the Paris Talks. However I wish to emphasise that our delegation is in readiness to undertake their visit to Jaffna on any of the dates indicated above.

With kind regards.
Yours sincerely,

Chandrika - LTTE Talks: 1994/95

Letter from Sri Lanka Presidentto LTTE Leader

Letter from Sri Lanka President
to LTTE Leader