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Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 06.30 GMT |
Defensive action only during New Year
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President to Armed Services |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the
Armed Forces of the State to restrict their
operations during the New Year to those of a
defensive nature, says a statement from the
President’s Office.
In the true spirit of the season, it is
timely for the LTTE to acknowledge its
military defeat and lay down its weapons and
surrender. The LTTE must also renounce
terrorism and violence permanently, it adds,
Here is the text of the Statement from
the President’s Office:
As the nation celebrates the traditional
Sinhala and Tamil New Year, His Excellency
the President is deeply conscious of the
need to give the civilian population
entrapped as hostages by the ruthless
actions of the LTTE, the opportunity to
celebrate these festivities in a suitable
atmosphere and to have uninhibited freedom
of movement from the No Fire Zone to the
cleared areas,
With this objective in view, His Excellency
has directed the Armed Forces of the State
to restrict their operations during the New
Year to those of a defensive nature.
The Sinhala & Tamil New Year is symbolic of
the amity prevailing amongst all communities
in Sri Lanka. In the true spirit of the
season, it is timely for the LTTE to
acknowledge its military defeat and lay down
its weapons and surrender. The LTTE must
also renounce terrorism and violence
permanently.
April 12, 2009
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