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With the decision to place the country on a war footing,
the government yesterday announced that it had decided to resume
diplomatic ties with Israel, a move which authorities say would help in
fighting back the LTTE. The modality of resuming diplomatic ties and details on
diplomatic representation will be discussed and finalised by the two
governments, Foreign Ministry sources said. In 1989, Sri Lanka made a unilateral decision to close down
the Israeli Interest Section, but it is quite evident that successive
governments have continued to depend on Israeli support and sources say
there has been a significant growth in Israeli arms sales to Sri Lanka. The announcement of diplomatic ties with Israel came in the
wake of India refusing to give military assistance to Sri Lanka, sources
confirmed. " It's a decision in the right direction...they could
provide us with advice armaments and intelligence", Bradman Weerakoon,
International Affairs Advisor during President Premadasa's administration
said.
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