SRI LANKA: SRI LANKAN GOVERMENT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE TALKS WITH TAMIL TIGER SEPARATIST GUERRILLAS

Record ID: 979805

  • Title: SRI LANKA: SRI LANKAN GOVERMENT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE TALKS WITH TAMIL TIGER SEPARATIST GUERRILLAS
  • Date: 12th December 2000
  • Summary: COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (DECEMBER 12, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER 0.04 2. SCU: CAMERA PEOPLE 0.09 3. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAKSHMAN KADIRGAMAR: "The government has noted with interest that Prabhakaran in his November 27th speech has responded somewhat positively to the government stand on resuming talks. In the speech the LTTE leader committed himself not to oppose peaceful processes nor to be against participation in peaceful dialogue" 0.38 4. SV: JOURNALISTS 0.43 5. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAKSHMAN KADIRGAMAR: "The government is aware that the LTTE expressed the view that the conditions of normalcy include the withdraw the of the armed forces from Jaffna and the northern province as a precondition for the commencement of talks, in the government's view, the crucial political issues which that affect the future of Sri Lanka should not be evaded any longer, the government states that official talks with the LTTE which could end the conflict can and should begin forthwith." 1.19 JAFFNA, PENINSULA, SRI LANKA (FILE) (SLRC - ACCESS ALL) 6. SV'S: GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS LOADING SHELLS (3 SHOTS) 1.32 7. WIDE OF GUN 1.38 8. SV: GUN BEING FIRED 1.45 9. VARIOUS: SOLDIERS RUNNING (2 SHOTS) 2.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
  • Country: Sri Lanka
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