Government to Match Rebel Cease-Fire Plan
From Times Wire Reports
Sri Lanka’s new government said it will cooperate with Tamil Tiger rebels in a cease-fire starting Christmas Eve.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who have fought for 18 years for a separate homeland in the country’s north and east, had declared a monthlong cease-fire.
“As a goodwill measure to facilitate peace, we will observe a cessation of hostilities,” said a letter released by the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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