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He said that a special body would decide the specific components that will form the legislation. The minister also said that the LTTE should turn their backs on brutality and come to the negotiating table. He pointed out that the Tamil community would gain more from negotiating than fighting. He firmly stated that the international community would not support the LTTE in any way if it continues violence and brutality. "It's own people will be betrayed if they choose this path," he said. He also assured that the British government's function in the on-going peace process was purely as facilitator and not mediator and stated its resolve to act "strictly" with any attempt by the LTTE to violate a ceasefire. "We won't support any path, specially by the LTTE, to destruction and killing at the juncture," he stressed. Expressing the satisfaction of the British government about the acceptance of both Sri Lankan government and the LTTE to talk without any pre-conditions, he said that it was not healthy for talks to take place with any conditions. He added that the government, which did not seek any pre-conditions to talks, was waiting for any "signals" from the Heroes Week speech of the LTTE before moving towards talks. However, he also said that the LTTE was agreeable to talks without pre-conditions. He also expressed confidence in a political solution to ending the conflict, claiming it had worked for other warring parties.
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