Sri Lankan Govt Reciprocates Extension of Tamil Rebel Ceasefire

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Sri Lankan Govt Reciprocates Extension of Tamil Rebel Ceasefire

The Sri Lankan government reciprocated on Monday the extension of ceasefire by one more month announced by separatist Tamil Tiger rebels the previous day.

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The Sri Lankan government reciprocated on Monday the extension of ceasefire by one more month announced by separatist Tamil Tiger rebels the previous day.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued here that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested the Norwegian foreign minister to make public that the Sri Lankan government is extending their unilateral ceasefire to February 24 in order to provide Norway with time to facilitate a mutually agreed ceasefire between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The LTTE rebels announced the extension of the their unilateralceasefire on Sunday and asked the government to reciprocate their offer.

Both sides are observing a one-month ceasefire which started onChristmas eve last year and is due to end on Thursday.

The Norwegians have engaged in brokering peace in Sri Lanka in the past three years but so far there have been no face to face talks between the government and the LTTE rebels.

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