"Sri Lanka Won't Disappear"
The LTTE leader speaks on the peace talks between the Tigers and the Sri Lankan government. <a >More Coverage </a>
LTTE leader Anton Balasingham is no longer the sabre-rattling Tiger, baying for the blood of the Sinhalese and Muslims. He took time out from the hectic negotiations between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government in Nakthon Pathom, Thailand, to talk to Lasantha Wickrematunge. Excerpts:
Are you satisfied with the progress made so far and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement (CFA)?
But the Muslims in the east have their complaints?
How do you explain the success of this peace process, in comparison to efforts of the last seven years?
President Chandrika Kumaratunga and former foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar are insisting on the formation of a joint committee to review the progress of the talks and for a discussion on core issues at this stage. How do you see this?
LTTE leaders in the north and east have been in a state of perpetual war for the last 20 years. How are they adapting to the new ground situation?
Would a final settlement be on the basis of one Sri Lanka?
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