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Karuna affair: President rejects LTTE charges on Army role President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday categorically rejected publicly aired allegations by the LTTE that the Government had authorised Sri Lankan military activities in the Eastern Province in support of the Karuna faction. At a meeting with Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim, President Kumaratunga rejected the LTTE charges and expressed confidence that the Army would continue to abide by the Ceasefire Agreement. She reiterated the Government's commitment to achieving a lasting peace and maintaining the Ceasefire Agreement, the Presidential Secretariat said. The President also explained that steps were being taken to establish the peace structure she announced on June 12, so that a more inclusive and transparent peace process would be conducted in the future. She stressed that the peace negotiations should commence without delay in the mutual interest of the two parties. The Norwegian delegation undertook to continue the process of consultations on outstanding issues with a view to bringing both parties into direct negotiations. The President said the Government was anxious to continue existing development projects and start new projects to satisfy the humanitarian and development needs of the North and East. Solheim briefed the President of his visit to Killinochchi and his talks with the Head of the LTTE's Political Wing S.P. Thamilselvan. |
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