Ceasefire, solution first; laying down arms irrelevant: LTTE appeals to Co-chairs, UN

LTTE's Political Head B. Nadesan

[TamilNet, Monday, 23 February 2009, 03:58 GMT]
Urging International Community to effect a ceasefire and initiate a political solution as a priority than insisting LTTE to lay down arms, the Political Head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE), B. Nadesan, made an appeal Sunday to the heads of the Co-chairs countries saying that "when a permanent political solution is reached for the Tamil people, with the support and the guarantee of the international community, the situation will arise where there will be no need for the arms of the LTTE."

The LTTE's appeal is made at a time when media reports from Colombo indicate an initiative from the Tokyo Co-chairs to evacuate the civilians of Vanni and hand them over to the Colombo government. Full Story>>