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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Co-Chairs Urged LTTE To Lay Down Arms And Discuss With The Government

The Tokyo Co-Chairs of the Sri Lankan Peace Process Norway,Japan,United States and the European Union To Day Calls on LTTE To lay down Arms and Enter Discussions with the Government and to Accept Government Offer of Amnesty.They Also Asked the LTTE to Participate as a Political Party and Try to achieve a Just and Long Lasting Political Solution to The Conflict.Also Co-Chairs Appealed From Both the Government and the LTTE to Respect International Humanitarian Law.
Regarding the Civilians Trapped in the North Due to the On going Battle Co Chairs Express their Concern on them and Asked Both the Government and the LTTE to Declare a No Fire Period to helping the Evacuation of Sick and Wounded Civilians from the Battle Zone.

President Rajapaksha Urged The Communities Left The Country To Return

President Mahinda Rajapaksha To Day Urged All Communities who have Left the Country To Return As Terrorism is Almost Defeated.President Made this Remarks in His Address to the Nation of the Sixty First Independence Day Celebrations held at the Independence Square This Morning.President Also Said that The Terrorism In Sri Lanka which Some Described as Invincible will Completely Defeated Shortly and Paid his Tribute to the Soldiers who are Involved in combating the Terrorists.

Health Secretary Requests The Red Cross To Assure The Safety Of Trapped Civilians In The North

Health Secretary Dr Athula Kahanda Liyange To Day appealed to the International Red Cross Society from a Written Letter to Make a Request to the LTTE To Allow the Civilians,and Patients Trapped inside the Rebel Hold Areas To Return to the Cleared Areas Through the Safety Passage .Health Secretary Made this appeal After the provincial Health Directors of Mulativue and Kilinochchi Requests Him to Do So.

Nurse Attached To Udayakattur Hospital Killed Due To Artillary Fire

Government Nursing Officers Association Said that A Nurse Attached to the Udayakattur Temporary Hospital in the Mulativu District was Killed To Day Due to the Artillery Fire.Twenty Four Year Old Thawarasa Kavidgadani Who Joined the Nursing Service Five And Half Months Ago Killed on an Artillary Attack hit On the Hospital the President of the Nursing Officers Association Mr.Saman Rathnapriya Says.He already Requested the Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage To Take Measures to Transfer the Body of the Deceased Nurse to Vavuniya Hospital.
The Association Further Demanded the Government,and The Red Cross to Intervene the Releasing of Around One Hundred Fifty Health Services Personal Taken as Hostages By the LTTE and Urged LTTE to Released them Immediately.