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The Sri Lankan government says the parties to the conflict have not abandoned the path of negotiations in finding a solution to the national question. Government’s defence affairs spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the parties agreed to talks in Norway means there is still scope for a negotiated settlement. “There is no need to meet in Oslo if peace talks are abandoned,” he told journalists in Colombo. The parties are scheduled to discuss safety of the truce monitors in Oslo next week.
Commenting on the killing of 12 civilians in Welikanda allegedly by the Tamil Tigers, Rambukwella said the LTTE has carried out the assassination in order to train child soldiers. “There is no place for humanity and human lives in terrorism,” he added. Minister Rambukwella said the EU had given a ‘clear message’ to the Tamil Tigers to come back to the negotiation process by proscribing them as a terrorist outfit. | LOCAL LINKS  Tamil Tigers off to Oslo01 June, 2006 | Sandeshaya Kohona to lead GoSL delegation31 May, 2006 | Sandeshaya EU ban LTTE30 May, 2006 | Sandeshaya Norway talks 'depend upon EU ban'28 May, 2006 | Sandeshaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There is no place for humanity and human lives in terrorism
