SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT IN SRI LANKA
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General welcomes the ceasefire agreement signed last Friday between the Government of Sri Lanka and the “Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam” (LTTE).� He congratulates the parties and the Norwegian Facilitation for this important step.
The Secretary-General hopes that this agreement will soon be followed by peace negotiations leading to a political solution of the protracted internal conflict in Sri Lanka.� To this end, he reiterates his full support for Norway’s ongoing facilitation efforts.
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